Duke Street - Rope Walks Areas

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.

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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."

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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.

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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.

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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...

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

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.

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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.

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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.

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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:

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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

The third one of Kev's pix in post 22 is interesting-it shows just how big that substation thingy is. However it's got pretty impressive walls for just that. Has anyone got any history of it? Was it always a substation? It looks like it was an actual building that's had its upper floors sliced off and the innards removed for some reason,I've always thought there was something odd about it.

Dave.

I'm doing some research for my dissertation at the moment and have hit a bit of a dead end

i'm doing a project on the design & development of the warehouse system in liverpool, and the issues surrounding their regeneration.

any tips where i could find some info on the history of the rope walks?

or the organisations involved in the redevelopment of the area

English Heritage do a good book on Liverpool's warehouses:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Storehouses-...6147186&sr=8-2

Julie

A CASH injection announced last night could force owners of rundown historic buildings in Liverpool’s Ropewalks area to improve their properties.

The North West Development Agency has approved a grant of just over £1m which will be used to help sustain the historic character of the area.

The money will be used to support the city council in enforcement action against owners where other efforts to secure improvements to the properties have failed.

An extra £500,000 has also been allocated from the local authority Business Growth Initiative to enhance the public realm.

Liverpool council leader Warren Bradley said: "We are supporting owners of buildings who are taking positive action to restore and improve buildings – through the Townscape Heritage Initiative, for example – but unfortunately there are other owners who are allowing their property to deteriorate and we will be taking action against them to ensure that Ropewalks’ regeneration continues."

Over the last 10 years, a £40m regeneration programme, which saw £150m of private investment levered in to Ropewalks, enabled the development of creative industries and new public spaces in the area, which includes the likes of Wood Street, Concert Square, Seel Street and Duke Street.

The Ropewalks also helped pioneer the revival of city centre living in Liverpool.

Last year a Creative Ropewalks programme was approved to take forward the regeneration of the area.

It identified a three-year programme which includes focused legal action to prevent the decline and loss of historic buildings, unlocking possible sites for development, improved public amenities and more effective promotion of the area in the daytime.

Creative Ropewalks has received £3.5m from the Heritage Lottery Fund, English Heritage and the Townscape Heritage Initiative to provide grants to building owners to help them renovate their properties and bring them back into effective use.

Cllr Bradley added: "This new funding is very welcome. Ropewalks has been a regeneration success story over the past decade but we need to keep the impetus going.

"Creative Ropewalks enables us to start delivering the priorities which have been identified by the businesses and key developers in the area.

"While a great deal has been achieved in Ropewalks there is the potential to do a lot more." while retaining the unique character of the area."

Peter Jones, head of the Chamber of Commerce Business Crime Direct, said: "We would also like to see some of this money used to introduce more use of bollards to help shield people drinking in the Concert Square area from traffic."

richarddown@dailypost.co.uk

Re: Substation. Here's a pre-WW2 pic. which shows upper floors.
Here's two of the three heads on the wall. These are similar in style to this one on philipgmayer's photostream on Flickr. (also a sub-station)
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It was built for the electric tram system which started in 1898.
I'm guessing that the male figure is Mercury.

Here's a rather dark view.

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Great detective work Marky and Phil.

I thought the bearded man, might be Thor? and the second Mercury. Some more carvings from the sub-station.

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Some great pics here...stuff I've never noticed before:handclap:

Ditto! That eagle carting off the sheep is scary!

Dave.