Great stuff Kev.
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^^Cheers buddy^^ :)
Warrapened t' me Tom Slemen thingy I put on before !!
Here it is again if its OK..
If this gets the boot I wont put it on again..
Oooohhh..Arrrrrrrrrrrrrghhhhhhhhhhhhh..Woooohhhhhh hhhhh....Lol !!!
http://www.geocities.com/tom_slemen/rodney.html
Gerard it got moved into Urban Myths: http://www.yoliverpool.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3347
Kev got my dentist door on there too!:celb (23):
Nah It's one of the black doored ones.
Thanks Kev - fantastic poster. :celb (23):
Excellent photos Kev. I live just around the corner from Rodney Street. That whole area (hope street etc.) is a really nice part of town, it's just a shame that the Church is still to be sorted out!
A scaffolding wagon being unloaded and clean looking planks being passed up.
Saw something on New Folder's blog. A non-existent Rodney Park that's on Yahoo maps. Anyone know if such a thing was ever planned?
http://www.newfolder.co.uk/blog/uplo...ool-783317.jpg
http://www.newfolder.co.uk/blog/2007...liverpool.html
[QUOTE=geoffrey;58601]Saw something on New Folder's blog. A non-existent Rodney Park that's on Yahoo maps. Anyone know if such a thing was ever planned?
Most of that site is part of the John Moore's University, and the gates are there (with Liver Birds).
Perhaps JMU call it "Rodney Park"?
I've never heard of plans for a public park.
Originally, most of this site was the Convent of Notre Dame, with a large garden, part of which has been built over with the Aldham Robarts Centre.
I noticed this too, I hope it's not a new development, I take my classes there! I can't imagine they'd make it up though, it must be based on something. JMU refer to it just as either the Mount Pleasant Campus, or John Foster (the name of the main JMU building on Mount Pleasant.
The gates guard either end of the back of the Haigh student union, and the road is used for access to the back of that, and the shops on Hardman street on the other side.
THE future of a derelict Liverpool church was secured today after the city won legal ownership of the site.
Plans are now being drawn up to restore the landmark St Andrew’s Church, in Rodney Street.
Two years ago council managers ring-fenced £250,000 to spend on repairs.
But they were unable to carry out any extensive work until ownership was resolved.
Now the grade II* listed ruin, a key building on the ECHO’s Stop the Rot hitlist, will be made safe.
The council hopes it can be opened to visitors during Capital of Culture year.
They are also in discussions with neighbouring Liverpool John Moores about the 184-year-old building’s long-term future as a restored and working heart of the university site.
Liverpool’s environment head Cllr Berni Turner said: “In the short-term I’d like to see it as a living conservation project and as part of next year’s celebrations the site opened to the public so they can see the work going on.”
The church is also on English Heritage’s buildings at risk register.
The heritage watchdog’s Graeme Ives said: “This is positive news and we support the council’s approach to arresting the decay.
“We must now work with them to look at the long-term plans.”
A JMU spokeswoman said plans for the church were at an early stage but could form part of the university’s £110m, five-year development plan.
She said: “We have aspirations to redevelop the building and bring it back into use as a gateway to our Mount Pleasant site. It would be for staff and students. But there would be a public aspect as well.”
Today’s news follows a lengthy legal battle with former owner Dr Amoolya Prasad to gain control of the city centre church.
A compulsory purchase order for the building was made in September 2004.
In the meantime Dr Prasad lost a court battle with architects he commissioned to do a project then refused to pay.
The architects gained control of his assets and the council bought the landmark from them.
But Dr Prasad claimed he had already sold the building to his father, also Dr Prasad.
An Independent Adjudicator to the Land Registry heard arguments in January and yesterday confirmed it had found in the council’s favour, with no right of appeal.
catherinejones@liverpoolecho.co.uk
**** giving It to the Uni they have been donated too much sites already and demolished some of Oxford for that gym they got!
They have had new buildings built around there recently too.
Good news,
at last.
If giving it to the university means it gets restored then it gets my vote.
Me and a mate used to take our kebabs up there after a night out. Was good to sit up there and eat, watching the really drunk people dragging themselves up the street!
Would the Uni open It to the public though?
They tend to turn them Into offices or some wing for students.
Good news, so I wonder if we will find out the truth about the Pyramid
I made up with this,another hanger on sent packing.:handclap:
CALLS are being made for a multi-million pound restoration of one of Liverpool’s most historic streets.
Rodney Street residents describe the 220-year-old thoroughfare, the birthplace of four-times prime minister William Gladstone, as an “underused resource” for the city.
They believe the historic street could be a major tourist attraction at the heart of Liverpool’s Georgian quarter.
Now they are calling for the road to be given similar treatment to nearby Hope Street, where £2m of improvements were carried out.
And they say they are willing to plough some of their own money into enhancing the look of the street.
Architects consulted by residents have suggested a series of improvements including:
Building owners reinstating railings and iron balconies removed during World War II.
Cutting the level of traffic, which often includes large lorries, by making the road one way and widening and improving the pavements.
Reducing the level of the roadway, which has risen by a foot over the years.
Installing effective and ‘sympathetic’ lighting.
Replacing Victorian water mains.
Residents believe public works and improvements to individual homes cost more than £3m.
Dr Emlyn Williams, who heads the Rodney Street Association and has lived on the street for more than 20 years, said: “We want the area to become better known and play its part in showcasing Liverpool. Hope Street has come up very well.
“This is parallel to Hope Street – if we could have an attractive street, with the legacy of Georgian heritage and with decent paving and lighting, that would be fantastic.”
A city council spokesman said: “Officers attended a meeting with residents last week where there were very interesting discussions of their plans. A future meeting has been arranged for November 19.
“We’d welcome investment by residents and the private sector in the street. There would be a significant cost implication of what they want to do and all agencies would have to look at it carefully.”
He said any discussions about a one-way system would have to consider the knock-on effect on nearby streets.
Birthplace and workplace of famous
RODNEY Street was laid out in 1783 by William Roscoe, among others, and named after 18th century naval hero Lord Rodney.
There are dozens of grade II listed buildings on the street along with the derelict grade II* listed Church of St Andrew, a landmark on the ECHO’s Stop the Rot buildings hit list.
Number 62, built for John Gladstone in the early 1790s, was the birthplace of William Gladstone in 1809.
Others born on the street include poet Arthur Clough (no. nine) and Cruel Sea author Nicholas Monsarrat (no. 11).
Number 59 was home and studio to photographer Edward Chambré Hardman and is now owned by the National Trust.
The country’s first public health officer Dr William Duncan lived at number 54 and writer and biographer Lytton Strachey at number 80.
catherinejones@liverpoolecho.co.uk
I am currently undertaking an MSc at Liverpool John Moores University in Commercial Building Surveying. At the moment I am involved in a project to convert a property on Rodney Street. I am trying to find out information on other renovations/refurbishments on this street in order to determine the complexity of such a task and discover benefits and drawbacks of converting listed buildings.
Any information that could be provided would be both beneficial and greatly appreciated. :)
LIVERPOOL has won an ownership battle in the high court to help preserve a derelict Stop the Rot landmark.
The court has ruled against a challenge to the city over the ownership of St Andrew’s church in Rodney Street.
Work will now finally be able to start on making the grade II listed church safe after a long legal battle.
It is hoped the site will be open for people to visit during this year’s Heritage Open Days event in September.
The council will now start talks with interested organisations to find a long-term use for it.
Cllr Berni Turner, Liverpool’s executive member for the environment, said: “St Andrew’s has been a blight on this area of the city centre for far too long.
“We’ve been extremely frustrated as there have been innumerable hearings about the ownership of the building but finally it appears that this legal saga is over.
“We want to find the best use for this imposing building as soon as possible.”
Three years ago council managers ring-fenced £250,000 to spend on repairs to the Georgian site.
But they were unable to carry out any extensive work until ownership was resolved.
The high court this week refused permission for an appeal to be heard against a land tribunal adjudicator’s ruling that the title of the 185-year-old church, in effect its ownership, rested with the city.
The council bought the building in 2005 from architects who acquired it following legal action against its previous owners.
This was disputed by the previous owners and led to the hearing.
St Andrew’s and its neighbouring Sunday School have been empty since the early 1980s ,and in 1983 the church suffered major fire damage.
Planning permission was granted in 1992 to convert it into a medical centre.
But no progress was made and the building continued to deteriorate.
In 2005 a body was discovered on scaffolding around the church.
catherinejones@liverpoolecho.co.uk