Place North West | Industry mourns death of Castlefield stalwart Ramsbottom
Sarah Townsend Jim Ramsbottom, the regeneration expert who transformed the canal-strewn pocket of Manchester into the mixed-use district it is today, has died at the age of 81. Ramsbottom’s development company Castlefield Estates rose to prominence in the 1990s as it introduced urban renewal to the historic industrial heartland of Castlefield Basin, close to Deansgate Locks on the edge of the city centre. The company is now run by his daughter-in-law Sarah Ramsbottom and his son James owns t...
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