RopeWalks

RopeWalks is a unique area of the City Centre, characterised by the concentration of 19th century warehouses and merchants houses. Much of the street pattern and built fabric is the same today as it was 200 years ago. The long, narrow streets were at one time used to bind rope, and are still the defining characteristic of the area.

Since the early 1990s, RopeWalks has developed as a centre for Liverpools night-time economy and creative industries. Many businesses operating within RopeWalks are drawn from media, publishing, design and communications sectors.

RopeWalks has established itself as part of the city centre living phenomena. Many historic buildings have now been refurbished as apartments and there have been significant amounts of new build on gap sites in the area. An active residential community is now established in the area.

Although the area has been transformed in recent years, a significant number of important sites and buildings still require development and refurbishment. To continue the momentum of regeneration, Liverpool Vision has prepared a Phase 2 Action Plan for RopeWalks. The Action Plan identifies priorities for investment and sets out advice on the delivery of schemes.

To complement the Phase 2 Action Plan, Liverpool Vision has worked closely with Liverpool City Council and other partners to complete the RopeWalks Supplementary Planning Document (SPD). The RopeWalks SPD sets out guidance on the form, scale, use and design of new development in RopeWalks, to ensure that the area continues to develop as a distinctive and diverse quarter of the city. The document was adopted by the City Council in December 2005, to guide development in the area.

To view the RopeWalks Supplementary Planning Document click on the link below:

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I've been looking at various images of the redevelopment of the RopeWalks area and have picked some to share with you. Your own will be appreciated. Pics found on the SSC web site from various members.

Elysian Fields

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I love the Ropewalks Kev,and it's gradually coming back to life now thank God,there are just so many different type of buildings around every corner and it's great to see the regeneration of the place.:celb (23):

I love the Ropewalks Kev,and it's gradually coming back to life now thank God,there are just so many different type of buildings around every corner and it's great to see the regeneration of the place.:celb (23):

Its great, I remember Henry Street around 1999, very old and original things just beginning to get going. Those wonderful restorations and developments are going to bring the area back to life, a wonderfully historic part of our city.

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THE owner of a landmark Liverpool hotel has withdrawn his appeal against its compulsory purchase. :celb (23): (At Last!!)

Businessman Shook Kwan "Jimmy" Wong said today he had been told he was not likely to win his battle at the high court next week over the future of the Scandinavia Hotel.

The Chinatown building is on the ECHO's Stop the Rot hitlist.

It was the subject of a compulsory purchase order (CPO) after the city council claimed a lack of progress on restoring the site was holding up regeneration in the Rope Walks area.

Mr Wong appealed against the CPO and a three-day public inquiry was held last June whichfound in favour of the city.

But Mr Wong, who has plans to turn the building into a restaurant, snooker hall and oriental museum, took his battle to the high court saying he was concerned the inquiry had not been conducted properly.

He said today he still felt he had been treated unfairly, but added: "I was told I just could not win it.

"But I haven't given up fighting. It's now in the hands of my solicitor and I will let him decide the next move."

Letters of support for Mr Wong had been sent to the high court, including one from Cllr Joe Anderson.

Mr Wong owns 30% of the site, facing on to Nelson Street, and holds a lease on the remainder which is owned by development company Frenson.

Liverpool city council could not give more details on what would happen next. It has previously signed an agreement with developers Downing for a £14m hotel, offices and residential scheme on the site.

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This is THE building that blights the Ropewalks area IMO and I'd love this to be the end of the saga.

A SIX-YEAR battle to transform one of Liverpool's key gateway sites was a step further to being resolved last night when a court case was ditched at the last minute.

Chinatown's derelict Scandinavian Hotel will be developed into a four-star hotel complex after its owner Jimmy Wong withdrew his appeal against a decision to let Liverpool council acquire the site by compulsory purchase (CPO).

It means developer Downing can move in to build the boutique hotel - but not until after another legal case to decide Mr Wong's compensation.

Ann Lodge, Downing's chief executive, said: "We have kept on fighting for this building because we are very proactive in Liverpool and we think it is an ideal location for a development such as this.

"It is in a very prominent position next to the Chinese arch and a gateway to the city, so it has always been our intention to do this."

Ms Lodge said the company was hoping to start building as soon as the compensation case was resolved.

The facade of the listed building will be retained, with a modern extension behind. There would also be a "cultural building" for the Chinese community, although plans are not finalised.

Mr Wong had hoped to develop the building, at the junction of Nelson Street and Duke Street, in to a 600-seat restaurant, snooker hall and Oriental museum, with a rooftop garden.

Last night he said: "I'm disappointed that I have not been allowed to develop the building. It has always been my dream to develop this building in Chinatown on behalf of the Chinese community and I am now being denied this opportunity.

"I withdrew the appeal against the CPO on the advice of my legal team. I just hope now that I will be given a realistic compensation for the loss of my building.

"I think a big opportunity has been missed to allow a member of Europe's oldest Chinatown to develop a building in the heart of Chinatown that would reflect its Chinese origins."

Cllr Joe Anderson, leader of the Labour group on the city council, had backed Mr Wong's fight, saying the city council was only taking on small businesses because it knew it could win.

He said: "It is tantamount to bullying because he is a man who owns the building and wants to develop it.

"The city council should be putting pressure on people to do things about derelict buildings, but in the past he hasn't had the means to raise the finance.

"However, he has now done more than £100,000 of work on the building and has had support from his bank to renovate it. He has been able to prove that he would have it ready in time for 2008."

graham.davies@liverpool.com

The rope walks look like a Ghetto!:PDT_Xtremez_12:

The rope walks look like a Ghetto!:PDT_Xtremez_12:

Max, its under massive regeneration and will fantastic when finished :PDT_Piratz_26:

Max, its under massive regeneration and will fantastic when finished :PDT_Piratz_26:

It better be.:PDT_Aliboronz_24:

fantastic news!!!:PDT_Aliboronz_24:

whats the SCC?

whats the SCC?

SSC (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=380)

Sky Scrapers are a must.:celb (23):

The view from them are great.

Sky Scrapers are a must.:celb (23):

The view from them are great.

Max, why don't u come to the Unity Tour? To the top of the Unity development.

Max, why don't u come to the Unity Tour? To the top of the Unity development.

Where and when is that?

On Monday 19th June 5pm outside Unity development in town but u need to book.

Friday 21st July 2006.

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Lovely pic Dave, up the Cathedral by any chance? :) That area of town looks really nice and is in a much better shape than 10 years ago.

Lovely pic Dave, up the Cathedral by any chance? :) That area of town looks really nice and is in a much better shape than 10 years ago.

Aye I was up t'tower, Kev. It's boss up there and I might go again in a day or two.

:)

Is that your Mini stuck at the lights, Kev??:Colorz_Grey_PDT_16:

Is that your Mini stuck at the lights, Kev??:Colorz_Grey_PDT_16:

lol, i spotted that too http://www.minipark.net/images/car-5068.gif

12th August 2006

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Been busy today Kev! More fine pictures.

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Been busy today Kev! More fine pictures.

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Cheers Dave

Nice clear pictures Kev. :)

JONGLEURS Comedy Club is coming to Liverpool.


The famous comedy brand, which already runs 16 venues across Britain, is due to open a new club in the Rope Walks area next year.

The new club is being created behind the facade of buildings in Seel Street by development company Frenson.

The design is by architects Shed KM, and construction workers from McLeans' small works builders are on site.

Frenson managing director Max Stone said: "The club should be open for business before Christmas next year.


"This is a completely new, purpose-built theatre we're currently excavating.


"It has taken us three years to get Jongleurs to sign, but I was determined to get them.


"What I really want to achieve is a softening of what goes on in Concert Square as it moves out through Seel Street and Wolstenholme Square.


"There's nowhere for people in the 30 to 40 age bracket to lunch or spend their evenings and not be part of the hard drinking."


The new club will be next to a public area and will have links through to Fleet Street and to the new Paradise development.


Jongleurs was founded in Battersea, London, in 1983 by Maria Kempinska, who operates the company with partner John Davy.


The club has helped launch the careers of stars including Harry Enfield and Jack Dee.


Kempinska still selects every comedian who performs for Jongleurs.


A Jongleurs spokesman said: "It's an exciting move to Liverpool which is a great city."


Jongleurs will join Liverpool comedyclubs including Rawhide, run at the Royal Court theatre, and Laughterhouse at the Albert Dock.

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Police oppose nightclub plan


DEVELOPERS want to build a 1,000-capacity nightclub alongside Jongleurs.

But police are opposing the Frenson scheme because of the huge array of bars around Concert Square.

The scheme would convert a warehouse in Concert Street and Seel Street into a three-storey venue with bar and restaurant in a new complex called Concert Steps.

Sgt Paul Douglas, licensing officer, said: "Another big licensed premises will mean we have reached saturation point. If it was anywhere else, we would not be making any observations."

The development is part of a larger project by Frenson to build four new licensed premises around Concert Square.

Walkabout and neighbouring Mood were completed during the first phase. The Concert Steps nightclub would stand behind it.


Frenson said it would pay towards the policing costs if the club was approved.


Managing director Max Stone said: "The police's concern is not about licensed premises, rather the fact there could be too many for their own resources.


"But Liverpool council have zoned this area off for nighttime activities."

If that goes ahead Paul, there's gonna be a huge amount of people in such a smal space, that area is already avery lively area with many issues associated with the drink etc.

No-where else would complain at the prospect of "too many people" in any area of a city centre.
Last year, the Matthew Street festival was estimated to have attracted 370,000 to the city centre.
Liverpool can easily cope and with a lot more as well and, if we can't, we'll just have to take actions to alleviate the reasons why rather than limit ourselves.
I'm tired of excuses in Liverpool on why we can't do things, let's have a panel set up to find answers to any problems and blow the small thinkers and pessimists out of the water before they ruin us totally.

One of the issues is Harry .. The Mathew st event is organised, and well policed. Drawing resources from other reas and neighbourhoods. my question is, should'nt the government be recruiting and employing more trained professional police officers rather than more volunteer community officers

Duke Street area plus surrounding streets - 12th Feb 2007

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Plenty more pictures here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijob/sets/72157594532144257/)

Don't you have a day job Lad? :Colorz_Grey_PDT_16:

Very few people know this but Joseph Williamson's mum once lived in Duke Street!!

My first employment after leaving school was here >>>>>

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"Pagan Smith Advertising". Done all the line drawings for TJ,s - Owen Owen and Blacklers in the mid 50s.
My (our) studio was the window, top right. Looked out of the window one day and thought 'what am I doing here, I should be out in the world'. A few months later I was a Merchant Seaman.

Fred.

Some tower crane shots from a warm summer evening...

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Phred, You must have felt a bit sad to see the place all boarded up.

Phred, You must have felt a bit sad to see the place all boarded up.


Lou, I did not enjoy the job so I cannot sat I had any real interest in it or the building, but yes the whole of Duke Street does put a sadness in the heart.
Fred

It's sad to see so many nice buildings looking like that, but I've seen workers coming in and out of there recently, so it looks like work may have started.

It's sad to see so many nice buildings looking like that, but I've seen workers coming in and out of there recently, so it looks like work may have started.

I was in Seel Street today.
Quite a lot of renovation is going on there.

BTW, that little purple building next door to St Peter's was originally built for a vet.
It looks in a very sorry state - I've always liked it.

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Seel House Press building on Seel Street. The building was purchased by Alias Hotels for conversion into a 70 bedroom townhouse style hotel, to be named Alias Hotel St Louis. The current status of this project is unknown, as the original proposal indicated an early 2006 opening. Rumours of a lack of grant funding suggest that the project may have been abandoned, and no work has begun on the site as of yet.

More on my site (http://www.level-two.co.uk/report.php?locname=seelhouse)

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Police oppose nightclub plan


DEVELOPERS want to build a 1,000-capacity nightclub alongside Jongleurs.

But police are opposing the Frenson scheme because of the huge array of bars around Concert Square.

The scheme would convert a warehouse in Concert Street and Seel Street into a three-storey venue with bar and restaurant in a new complex called Concert Steps.

Sgt Paul Douglas, licensing officer, said: "Another big licensed premises will mean we have reached saturation point. If it was anywhere else, we would not be making any observations."

The development is part of a larger project by Frenson to build four new licensed premises around Concert Square.

Walkabout and neighbouring Mood were completed during the first phase. The Concert Steps nightclub would stand behind it.


Frenson said it would pay towards the policing costs if the club was approved.


Managing director Max Stone said: "The police's concern is not about licensed premises, rather the fact there could be too many for their own resources.


"But Liverpool council have zoned this area off for nighttime activities."

So the police are actually AGAINST regeneration now?Do the police forget that we actually pay their wages in our council tax?
This building looks terrible and mars the whole area
Any other city would have approved this a long time ago.
To think that 08 is only 11 months away and to have this building still derelict in a supposed cultural zone is unbelievable.

Furthermore the area is not at saturation point for clubs? Isn't the idea to try and attract more people into the city centre so as to improve the economy? If these developments are blocked then Liverpool will have a glass ceiling imposed like in so many other things.

We do have enough Night Clubs around that area already though so I don't blame the police opposing It. There the ones who have to sort out the mess If any trouble happens.

We do have enough Night Clubs around that area already though so I don't blame the police opposing It. There the ones who have to sort out the mess If any trouble happens.

Development has today been given the go ahead so I guess I win eh?

HISTORIC Georgian terraces on the ECHO’s Stop the Rot list could be transformed if plans go ahead.

Proposals to regenerate town houses in Duke Street are recommended for approval at a city planning meeting.

If plans are approved on Tuesday, it will be the second green light for redevelopment of a Stop the Rot property owned by developer Frenson this year.

Last month it got permission to transform the old watchmakers on the corner of Seel Street and Slater Street.

The latest plan involves retaining four grade II early 19th century Georgian townhouses in a £10m redevelopment. It includes office space and restaurants in the 200-year-old buildings, and 35 apartments in the new-build.

English Heritage and Liverpool Vision welcomed plans but proposals to create a new six-storey residential development at the back of the site were fiercely criticised by campaigners the Georgian Group. They said its height was unacceptable “due to the immediate and highly visible impact it would have.”

But a report to councillors backs approval to bring an eyesore site in the historic Rope Walks back into use.

catherinejones@liverpoolecho.co.uk

Casartelli Building

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FOR more than two centuries it stood as a monument to an age when Liverpool was the second city of the British Empire.

Merchants and tradesmen gravitated around the Pool area, close to Paradise Street, to wheel and deal as the sailing ships arrived and left port.

In the heart of it all was what became known as the Casartelli Building, a warehouse complex built in 1760 at the junction of Duke Street and Hanover Street.

The building owes its name to the Casartelli family who eventually housed their business there, making scientific equipment.

It survived the ravages of time and the Blitz of World War II, before partially collapsing into a heap of rubble.

Tomorrow the rebuilt and transformed Casartelli Building will open its doors to homeowners looking for the most luxurious abodes in Rope Walks with a £1m price tag.

Liverpool Property Holdings is about to release the first of its 31 apartments for sale.

Some will go on sale for £259,000, but the jewels will be two duplex luxury apartments costing £1m each.

They will have floor to ceiling windows, with panoramic views of the city centre and rooftop terraces for outdoor entertaining.

Liverpool Property Holdings director Jayson van Flute said last night: “Having acquired the building in 1990, it has been a long hard road to reach this stage, but, working closely with English Heritage, we have achieved the end result we were all hoping for. This is not an off-plan opportunity. These apartments are ready and available now. continues (http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/liverpooldailypost/news/regionalnews/tm_headline=living-with-history-for-%2Dpound%2D1m%26method=full%26objectid=18758089%26 page=2%26siteid=50061-name_page.html)...

Developers tried unsuccessfully for years to refurbish the building before it became unsafe and was knocked down.

That doesn't sound like our city at all.....:rolleyes:

It was in a poor state for years and was gutted when it was taken down. Glad to see it back though, looks the same to me, albeit a little newer :)

EXCITING development plans in Liverpool’s vibrant Rope Walks area have been unveiled by city-based property developers Iliad.

Proposals for a mixed-use development of commercial units and apartments have been submitted to Liverpool council on behalf of the firm by planning experts at Knight Frank.

The development, fronting Duke Street and Henry Street, will create more than 500sq metres of commercial space with 32 luxury apartments.

North west-based project architects Form Room have designed a development that is said to sit comfortably with the historic setting that forms part of the Liverpool World Heritage Site.

Knight Frank planning consultant Andrew Fuller explained: “The plans contribute to a wealth of historic and contemporary architecture along one of the key arterial routes into the city from the south.

“This is an exciting development for the Rope Walks and shows just how far regeneration in the area has come.

“The subtle, yet high quality finish to the development in conjunction with its excellent location between the cultural, retail and waterfront districts of the city will make it a very desirable investment.”

David Anastasiou, of the Iliad Group, said: “We are conscious of the built heritage that surrounds the site and are committed to the continued regeneration activities under way.

“We aim to deliver a building of design excellence for the city that will add to the vibrancy already being created.”

The development will be Iliad’s latest addition to an extensive portfolio in Liverpool city centre, which also includes the East Village, Manolis yard, Elysian Fields and Lever Court developments, all in the Rope Walks.

Riverside Park – part of the Wirral international business park – has signed established Wirral law firm Lees Lloyd Whitley in what is believed to be the largest out-of-town letting on Merseyside this year.

The firm is moving its headquarters into 26,000 sq ft of Grade A office accommodation on the business park and join AdviserPlus Business Solutions, which moved in at the start of this year.

Letting Agents are Mason Owen and GVA Grimley.

MOVES to speed up the regeneration of Liverpool’s once forgotten Ropewalks quarter has been demanded in a report to senior politicians. Read (http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2007/11/02/timetable-to-be-drawn-up-to-speed-regeneration-of-ropewalks-64375-20048545/)

Back Seel Street/Slater Street: Some demolition taking place. The front of these buildings have been surrounded in red supporting steel, for ages.

The Liverpool Echo report that the buildings I mentioned above (68-72 Seel Street), are to be demolished and the future of No.s 64-66 Seel Street is in doubt.

The Liverpool Echo report that the buildings I mentioned above (68-72 Seel Street), are to be demolished and the future of No.s 64-66 Seel Street is in doubt.

it saddens me when the owners of these buildings let them decay rather than letting someone take them over who can refurbish and make them look great again.

look how those Georgian houses in Seymour St were renovated.

are those last remaining back to back houses still tucked away behind Duke St? I took a photo of them about 12 years ago and they were propped up with huge wooden struts then.

finally dug the photos out I took of the back to backs
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probably taken 1993/94 as it was before my dad died.

This has got to be my fave part of Liverpool at the moment:

Looking Towards Cleveland Square:

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Fine update, Kev. I was down that area the other week and it's good to see the place picking up.

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Fine update, Kev. I was down that area the other week and it's good to see the place picking up.

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Cheers AD. Its easy to forget this area whilst the Paradise Street is developing. A wonderful area, it was only a few years ago the area was run down....

Henry Street was used in the BBC's David Copperfield.

Great pics there Kev. Good to see those old warehouses getting a 21st century makeover.

Cheers Ged