Rent Houses Slough Berkshire

Approximate Population: 122,000

1918 saw a large area of agricultural land to the west of Slough developed as an army motor repair depot, used to store and repair huge numbers of motor vehicles coming back from First World War in Flanders.   In April 1920 the Government sold the site and its contents to the Slough Trading Co. Ltd. Repair of ex-army vehicles continued until 1925 when the Slough Trading Company Act was passed allowing the company (renamed Slough Estates Ltd) to establish the world’s first Industrial Estate.  Spectacular growth and employment ensued, with Slough attracting workers from many parts of the UK and abroad.

After the Second World War, several further large housing developments arose to take large numbers of people migrating from war-damaged London. In the 21st century Slough has seen major redevelopment in the town centre. Old buildings are being replaced with brand new offices and shopping complexes.  

Tesco have replaced an existing superstore with a larger Tesco Extra.   The Heart of Slough Project is a highly ambitious, multi-million pound plan for the redevelopment of Slough’s Town Centre. The aim is to create a leading European and national focus, and cultural quarter for creative media, information and communications industries.  

 It will create a mixed-use complex, multi-functional buildings, visual landmarks and a public space in the Thames Valley.   Recommendations for the £400 million project have been approved, with work possibly starting in 2008 for completion in 2011.   Most recent news, gives an estimate for work to commence in 2009 for completion in 2018.

Rent Houses Slough Berkshire

Rent Houses Newry Northern Ireland

Approximate Population: 27,430

* The Newry Canal opened in 1742, and was the first major commercial canal in the British Isles. It ran for 18 miles to Lough Neagh.   In 1777, Newry was ranked the fourth largest port in Ireland.   Some surviving 18th and 19th century warehouses still line the canal, and now many houses, shops and restaurants.
* MacNeill’s Egyptian Arch is a railway bridge located near Newry. It was selected for the design of the British One Pound coin to represent Northern Ireland for 2006.
* Newry is served by an Ulsterbus bus station, located in the city centre, that offers local, regional and cross-border services.
* A Northern Ireland Railways station, just off the Camlough road, offers cross border services on the Dublin-Belfast line. Planning permission for the construction of a new station, to the east of the current station, was granted in May 2006.
* Newry is on the main M1/A1 route from Dublin to Belfast.   The road is of high-grade dual carriageway/motorway standard on the Southern side, and single-carriageway/dual-carriageway/motorway on the Northern side. The remainder of the A1 on the Northern side is expected to be upgraded to dual-carriageway standard in 2012.

Rent Houses Newry Northern Ireland