Liverpool's World Heritage Site status - Worth Fighting For? Liverpool's position as a World Heritage Site (WHS) has never been more precarious with its removal from UNESCO's prestigious list a very real possibility in 2018. But what does the status really mean for the city? Is it a great benefit we can’t afford to lose or a ... Read More...
SAVE Britain’s Heritage
Parts of the Futurist’s façade were salvaged when demolition work was carried out on the historic Liverpool cinema. Contractors began dismantling the picture house building on Tuesday (9 August), but a council spokesperson confirms that pieces of its art deco signage and pediment were preserved. The Futurist had to be demolished to ... Read More...
The developer behind Liverpool’s Lime Street regeneration plans says it is time to “get on with remaking one of our most important streets” following a Court of Appeal decision on the scheme. Neptune Developments is looking to press ahead with its mixed-use transformation of the city’s gateway area after the court ... Read More...
Lime Street is to remain closed as work to make safe the former Futurist Cinema has not yet been completed. The building was due to reopen today (9 June), however despite “good progress” being made on the derelict art deco building, Lime Street will remain closed until further notice. Part of the ... Read More...
Part of Liverpool’s Lime Street is closed from today (23 May) as work gets underway to make the former Futurist Cinema safe. Fears that the now derelict picturehouse is in danger of collapsing have been mounting over recent weeks, prompting the latest measures to carefully remove unstable pieces of the structure. The road ... Read More...
Neptune Developments, the company behind proposals to regenerate Lime Street, has welcomed the news that heritage campaigners have been granted permission to oppose the demolition of a historic cinema building in the area. The firm's managing director Steve Parry has issued a statement backing the court’s decision, claiming that it will ... Read More...
Campaigners battling to save the Futurist Cinema on Lime Street have been handed a major boost after the Court of Appeal granted them permission to legally challenge its demolition. An application submitted by SAVE Britain’s Heritage to halt the demolition of the former picturehouse and 10 other buildings on Lime Street ... Read More...
Urgent repair work is being carried out on the derelict Futurist Cinema after an inspection showed it is in danger of collapse. A cordon was placed around the site on Friday evening (15 April) with the pavement around the much-loved landmark was closed off. Building safety inspectors have discovered that the ... Read More...
The £35 million regeneration of Lime Street has been given the green light after the High Court dismissed a bid by SAVE Britain’s Heritage to overturn planning permission. The mixed use redevelopment will include commercial, retail and leisure features alongside hotel and student accommodation. Under the plans, the former ABC cinema will ... Read More...