Showing posts with label Civic Trust. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Civic Trust. Show all posts

Tuesday, 29 September 2015

Libertas 40-50 St James Street-1 Bridgewater Street. CARBUNCLE OF THE YEAR?

Libertas Building 40-50 St James Street and 1 Bridgewater Street Liverpool, by MAKE Architecture (sic) of 3a Bridgewater Street Liverpool.

This surely has to be the carbuncle of the year built of engineering brick that usually as a rule should never rise out of the footings of a building,
 it brings back everything that was bad about the 60's when bricks were still rationed. MAKE Architecture surely have to revise their name in the light of their achievements here.
A puerile and putrid design made worse by its location in the Baltic Triangle that is becoming a student ghetto in Liverpool.
The washing maiden full of drying clothes seem to be have been made into a feature as every window seems to have one, probably because these shoe-


boxes have no facilities other than a bed.
A Georgian building was demolished for this monster and its setting in the shadow of Giles Gilbert Scott and next to some very old warehouses from when the River Mersey ran this way before reclamation in Victorian times and this has to be the work of a designers 10 year old son as it could never be that of an architect in my opinion. But here in Liverpool strange planners are at work.

No wonder UNESCO have imposed a moratorium on developments in Liverpool with our so-called planners blazing a trail into mediocrity.

The Liverpool City Planning Officer responsible for this is Elizabeth Blake........I hope you can sleep at night Ms Blake you should be ashamed of yourself.
 You obviously have no pride in your city to allow this piece of trash to be built.  




Tuesday, 19 May 2009

Heritage Open Days Continue. After English Heritage Rescue

An event that has helped us all to understand our historic environment a little more has been rescued by English Heritage

Heritage Open Days to continue in North West after takeover
May 19 2009 Liverpool Daily Post

Heritage Open Days to continue in region after takeover
HERITAGE Open Days, the annual season that opens up hidden architectural gems to the public, will go ahead this year, after fears there would be no more.
The event has been taken over by English Heritage after previous operator the Civic Trust went into administration.
Heritage Open Days is England's biggest voluntary cultural event. More than 3,500 historic and unusual buildings open their doors to the public for free and put on tours and events during the second weekend in September – this year from September 10 to 13.
No Merseyside locations have yet been announced, but last year, they included a walking tour of Liverpool’s Georgian heritage and rare chances to see inside Fir Tree Farm, at King’s Moss, near Billinge, which dates from 1704, St Mary’s Lowe House, known as “the Cathedral of St Helens”, and Ince Blundell Hall. The Athenaeum club has also featured.
English Heritage previously helped the Civic Trust to fund and operate Heritage Open Days, but last night announced their ownership of the event.Steven Bee, director of planning and development at English Heritage, said: "We can reassure all those who like to take part in Heritage Open Days that it will happen this and every year – and we look forward to an excellent weekend of events.
“Heritage Open Days is an important cultural event and we are very grateful for the continued support of all the volunteers across England."
Katja Condy, Heritage Open Days manager, said: "When the news of the Civic Trust's demise broke a month ago, it put a huge question mark over the future of the event. We are greatly relieved the programme has found a new home.”

Maybe alll the negative publicity from the recent BBC programme will make English Heritage work a bit harder, and this is the first result.