Understanding Bradford: History and Context - Mark Clayton

Understanding Bradford Mark Clayton

Antonio Fattorini

• Electricity board

South Asia

City Centre Masterplan

Mechanical Car Park Double level Bus station

Shopping centre and arcade Mechanical Car Park Double level Bus station

A City in decline‌ Bradford City Centre - UK Retail Ranking

Rank

15 27

36

52 1961

1971

1984

2001

Employment in Bradford District 1974-2003 250000

Manufacturing

200000

Construction

150000

Services

100000 54,000 Manufacturing Jobs Lost 56,000 Service Sector Jobs created

50000 0 1974

1987

1995

2003

• Dole queue

Yorkshire & Humber £91.0 billion

Leeds City Region – approx £46 billion

Leeds

Bradford

£18.0 billion

£8.3 billion

-1.6

-2 2.6

4 4.1 5.7 5.9

Wakefield

6

Bradford

Calderdale and Kirklees

3.8

United Kingdom

2.7 3.7

Derby

Bolton

2

Yorkshire and The Humber

1.0

Coventry

0 0.0

Leeds

Luton

% change in GVA 2008-2011

GVA Growth 2008-2011

8

Source: Headline GVA at current basic prices. December 2012. ONS.

B C E P

Character, variety, diversity

Thank You Mark Clayton