A CAMPAIGN of direct action could disrupt Liverpool's Grosvenor development as well as the city's 800th birthday celebrations and Capital of Culture year, the Daily Post can reveal.

The "guerilla war" is an option being considered by management and supporters of one the city's best loved retail and cultural destinations.

Quiggins on School Lane must make way for the £920m redevelopment of Paradise Street but - despite assurances - has not yet secured new premises to protect its long-term future.

The action could include a sit-in to frustrate the Grosvenor timetable, targeting some of the end users of the development with pickets, and even protests, to disrupt some of the city celebrations in 2007 and 2008.

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ENDANGERED retail and cultural centre Quiggins has found a temporary home, bringing it one step closer to survival.

But the co-owner of the centre in School Lane last night said Quiggins still faced a lengthy battle to safeguard its long-term future.

Quiggins is being forced to vacate its premises to make way for the £920m Paradise Street project, but despite assurances from the city council and developer Grosvenor has been unable to secure a permanent new base.

Last night, owner Peter Tierney announced that Quiggins will temporarily move to the Barcelona Bar on Renshaw Street in July. more (http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100regionalnews/tm_objectid=17024662%26method=full%26siteid=50061% 26headline=quiggins%2dfinds%2da%2dhome%2d%2d%2d821 1%2d%2dfor%2dnow-name_page.html)

Shame that old building has got to go, they should have tried to integrate the new development around it, part of our culture that building is no matter how cliched that may sound, that old dodgy staircase was class...!

Still I at least hope that Quiggins carries on wherever it is.

I don't blame them for knocking the building down because of lack of fire exits and things like ramps and use of the lifts for disabled people like.

Even the stairs is dodgey on the turn, the steps are too small on the turn.

Would prefer it in a new building if they get it so good luck to them.

Shame that old building has got to go, they should have tried to integrate the new development around it, part of our culture that building is no matter how cliched that may sound, that old dodgy staircase was class...!

Still I at least hope that Quiggins carries on wherever it is.

Are we sure the building is being demolished because I know Grovenor are saving many of the old buildings in that area,maybe Quiggins don't fit the image of the area they're trying to create.

Are we sure the building is being demolished because I know Grovenor are saving many of the old buildings in that area,maybe Quiggins don't fit the image of the area they're trying to create.

Is it listed? I think Grovenor are not aloud to knock down ceratin buildings along Hanover Street because they are listed.

I actually think Grand Central might do some good for Quiggins, and the area around it. I love it's current building but a lot of it isn't well used. We'll see how it goes anyway!

A MULTI-MILLIONAIRE entrepreneur has renewed his bid to take over one of Liverpool's most famous buildings to turn it into a new home for Quiggins in a £29m deal.

Gerry White, who owns the former Cammell Laird ship yard, has been in talks with Grosvenor to buy the former George Henry Lee site when John Lewis vacates it for its new home in the Paradise Street development.

He wants to move the independent retail centre, which is losing its current base in School Lane, into the prominent high street location alongside one or two more well-known names that would be in keeping with Quiggins's off-beat style.

The Duke of Westminster's company is converting the current Quiggins site into a new arcade of designer shops as part of its £920m redevelopment of the Paradise street area.

Mr White, chairman of Wirral Chamber of Commerce, started out with canned meats and biscuits businesses, and has gone on to buy up property and land across the region as well as strawberry fields near his home in Thurstaston. more (http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/breakingnews/tm_objectid=17148263%26method=full%26siteid=50061% 26headline=business%2dguru%2din%2dstore%2drescue%2 dplan-name_page.html)

It's good too see some positive news concerning Quiggins for a change.

Quiggins closes its doors

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Liverpool's alternative shopping centre Quiggins closes its doors this weekend as it prepares to move from its School Lane site to make way for the Liverpool One development.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gifLiverpool's alternative shopping centre Quiggins closes its doors this weekend as it moves to make way for the Liverpool One project.

The owners of the School Lane site have lost their battle to save the building from demolition. The shop will be relocating temporarily to Grand Central Building on Renshaw Street.

In the long term, the shop hopes to take over the building currently used by John Lewis. John Lewis will move to a new purpose built department store in the Liverpool One project.

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Quiggins - a centre full of independent stalls popular with young people and students - faced a compulsory purchase order as part of the Paradise Street redevelopment.

More than 100,000 people signed a petition to keep it at its current home.

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Quiggins will move premises

Quiggins says in its 20-year history it has helped hundreds of small business get established.

The Paradise Project will redevelop Liverpool's shopping centre between the Albert Dock and Paradise Street.

Work on the 42-acre site is expected to be complete by 2008, when the city takes its turn as the European Capital of Culture. source (http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/content/articles/2006/06/29/quiggins_end_feature.shtml)

Alternative icon Quiggins goes - but not quietly
Jul 3 2006
Liverpool's Quiggins store said goodbye on Saturday with a memorable party. Andy Kelly reports
Daily Post

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FOR many in Liverpool, the hardest loss to take on Saturday had nothing to do with penalties and the Portuguese.

For Saturday also marked the end of Quiggins, Liverpool's famous alternative retail centre, finally losing its battle for survival as the looming Grosvenor project could be defied no longer.

They came in their hundreds throughout the day just to say goodbye to something which has been part of Liverpool's cultural landscape for close to 20 years.

As ever with Quiggins, promoting local talent was at the heart of the occasion, with a number of bands providing a suitably raucous end for a venue that was never going to go quietly.

By 8.30pm the crowds had been such that the bar had run out of beer and new supplies were hastily drafted in.

Looking on throughout was Peter Tierney - "Peter Quigs" to many - the co-owner of Quiggins and the man who embodies everything it stands for.

It was difficult to hear his short speech on the stage such was the strength of cheering from the floor as Liverpool's youth, and a few elder hands too, thanked the man who has given them all a home for so long.

But the message was definitely clear: "The phoenix will rise from the flames."

The Quiggins site will become an arcade of designer stores as part of Grosvenor's £920m city centre revamp and it would have been easy for Peter Tierney to feel bitter at the people who are taking away his pride and joy.

By rights, Rod Holmes, Grosvenor's project director and Mr Tierney should be sworn enemies and if two men of lesser qualities had been involved they no doubt would have been. But not a bit of it.

The Quiggins team had invited Mr Holmes to their party and, despite arriving in Liverpool after midnight following a tortuous journey from London, he was determined to take them up on it.

A warm embrace between the two men spoke volumes, like two boxers who had just gone 12 rounds with an opponent and had renewed respect for them.

A clearly emotional Mr Tierney told the Daily Post he was determined to look to the future.

"I'll press ahead with our development plan for George Henry Lee's. It's got to be something really good or it's not worth doing and I'm not going to let anyone stop me," he said.

As the DJ captured the moment with renditions of "Tracks of My Tears" and "What becomes of the broken hearted", no-one would bet against Peter Tierney creating something truly special in Liverpool once again.

andykelly@dailypost.co.uk

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Has Manchester still retained Afflecks Palace ?


Shame on this council :(

It's happening all over. Apart from Quiggins there's been the Peoples' Centre (formerly MTUCURC), The Picket, Parr St studios etc. etc. all to become designer stores or luxury apartments. In Sheffield the grass roots arts community has just been evicted from the Matilda Centre. As there's suddenly money to be made from these old buildings the organisations that occupied them at low rents have to go. It's the Culture of Capital. :rolleyes:

. It's the Culture of Capital. :rolleyes:


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What gets on my t*ts is the fact the Capital of Culture malarky was won by things like Quiggins, something no other city has, but now that pointless Grosvenor project is going to be made up of rubbish High St stores which every Stevenage, Norwich and Warrington has.

Couldn't agree more! :nod:

Found on the Quiggins building on sunday.

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Its only one store though, one store I never went near being honest.

Its only one store though, one store I never went near being honest.


They said that about the original cavern club before they destroyed it..... sod the sub culture... :(

They said that about the original cavern club before they destroyed it..... sod the sub culture... :(
Why was Quiggins so important? And wot subcultures are u talking about? I visited a skateboard shop in the early 90s in there.

Why was the Cavern so important, a little dank cellar ...


Maybe because it was made by the people,and not some business suit or some politician

:snf (41): Yes Afflecks Palace is still going strong.I dont use it though too expensive in there,due to the high Business rates the traders have to pay.It appears to be the students that keep it going.Always thought all their money went on booze to be honest,lol.Now i Know why they dress like they do they're:snf (41): obviously still P****D up when they go in there to choose their next outfit.

:D @ Terry

The Stairs in Quiggins were deathtraps waiting to happen! They never even had the lifts working. People kept telling me there was a sword shop in there too and I could never find it.:Smiliz_Kingz_PDT_13

As for the city cloning, well buildings have to be monderinised at some time or another and mostly for safety which they lacked.

I only ever visted the second hand Cd shop in there anyway, the rest was boring.

Surely they could of moved to another location like most shops around there?

Forgive me please if this has already been discussed,but wondered if there was room for Quiggins in Parr Street which would help secure its future i would imagine.It would also fit in very nicely in that part of the city given the arty types of businesses that are around there,not sure if the rents would be too steep though,Just a thought!.:snf (41):

Forgive me please if this has already been discussed,but wondered if there was room for Quiggins in Parr Street which would help secure its future i would imagine.It would also fit in very nicely in that part of the city given the arty types of businesses that are around there,not sure if the rents would be too steep though,Just a thought!.:snf (41):
There is no suitable accommodation in Parr St. that would house Quiggins. As I understand it Quiggins' preferred option for the future would be to take over half of the existing George Henry Lee building when John Lewis move into the Paradise St. development.

Question mark on future of George Henry Lee building
Aug 11 2006
By Catherine Jones, Liverpool Echo

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THE future of Liverpool's historic George Henry Lee building will not be decided until at least next year.

John Lewis will move out of the landmark Church Street site to a new location in the £920m Paradise Project in 2008.

A topping-out ceremony for the new John Lewis store was held this week.

Developer Grosvenor said it was planning detailed discussions with the city council during 2007 about the future use of the 153-year-old George Henry Lee building.

Whether that future will involve alternative retail and culture store Quiggins is uncertain.

Some traders are working from Grand Central in Renshaw Street after Quiggins's School Lane base was compulsorily purchased for the Paradise scheme.

But Quiggins co-owner Peter Tierney today said the firm had not signed any deal to lease Central Hall and the traders were acting independently.

Meanwhile, Grosvenor has so far declined to confirm whether Quiggins will be its preferred new occupant of the Church Street site.

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Would be a good location for Quiggins.

They won't have painted fronts on their shops though, kind of like an open market.

Plus more stairoom and not worried about falling down them like in the old one and working lifts.

I think the new home for Quiggins should be the old Wade Smith building in Mathew Street.

I don't know if it would be big enough but it would be great in that area.

Yes, it would suit being in that area of town.

I think the new home for Quiggins should be the old Wade Smith building in Mathew Street.

I don't know if it would be big enough but it would be great in that area.

The inside of that building would be great for Quiggins.:PDT_Aliboronz_24:

Couple of pics of Quiggins from my archives!

I'm just sick I missed the last party held there a few months back!

I did have a stall there for a very short while (together with his brother), and I bump into Peter alot around town (he always seem to get me to sign a pertition or two!! :)

Quiggins will be back in one form or another

So what happened in the end? Didn't it all go to Grand Central, and then owners of GC basically told the original Quiggins owners they weren't needed anymore?

I come down to Liverpool at least twice a year and one of the first places id visit after getting off the train was quiggins.
the cafe was brilliant great food good value for money fab atmosphere. when i visited the other week i was upset to find that it closed. I bet whatever replaces it on this site will be rubbish probably some designer outlet that most of us will never visit. so how can the council ignore a petition with over 100,000 signatures hopefully 100,000 people will not vote for them at the next council election lets see them ignore that.
fingers crossed quiggins finds a new home soon I for one miss it

Well, it did find a new home, at Grand Central, but then apparently the original two owners of Quiggins were told their services weren't required anymore. So basically they were shafted. It's a shame the shop-owners didn't tell GC to sod off - why weren't they loyal to the original Quiggins guys who'd provided such an excellent premises for them beforehand?

Money takes away weak minded peoples loyalty.

This would still happen even If we were a communist state.:eek:

I've already posted this on another thread.

But if you wan't to know the full and truthful story, please visit this link:-

http://www.quiggins.com/History/index.html

Mikey