What Brickline is
Brickline is a small writing project about building work in Manchester and the surrounding towns. We explain how local conditions — geology, housing stock, planning rules — shape what's possible on a given site.
We don't do building work. We write about it, so the people who do can hire and brief better.
What we cover
The guides are grouped by place, because place is what matters most here. A few of them:
- City-centre sites and the constraints they carry
- Salford regeneration, terraces and riverside plots
- Conservation-area work in Didsbury and listed streets in Rochdale
- Ground conditions on Wigan's former coalfield
- Period homes and Trafford planning in Altrincham
How it's written
Answer first, then the detail. We keep the language plain and we try to be honest about where things get complicated — old mine workings, sloping plots, conservation officers who'll want a say.
If something is genuinely uncertain, we'd rather tell you that than pretend it's simple.
Who it's for
About Manchester
You can read more about Manchester and the surrounding area on Wikipedia.