The Park of Industry - Trafford Park Documentary

‘The Park of Industry’ is a documentary made by young people who were living in Great Places supported housing projects across Old Trafford and Stretford. It tells the story of Trafford Park, through a series of filmed interviews with ex-employees and residents of Trafford Park Village. The area was once the ancestral home of the De Trafford family who sold the land in1896 to Ernest Terrah Hooley, a business promoter, for £360,000. It became the first purpose built industrial estate in the country and possibly the world. The project was led by Great Places Housing Group in partnership with award winning community film company REELmcr and was funded by The Heritage Lottery Fund.