Reg.Nr. GB3-1978

Urban renewal programme: Liverpool Inner City Conservation Areas

A rehabilitation program for the inner city of Liverpool. More than 340 houses of architectural distinction have been divided into self-contained flats and restored with the aid of funds from various sources. Four of 26 Liverpool Conservation Areas are presented: Canning Street ...
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Project details

Title:Urban renewal programme: Liverpool Inner City Conservation Areas
Entr. year: 1978
Result:Diploma
Country: United Kingdom
Town: Liverpool (England)
Category type: architectural heritage
Notes:-Submission consists of 3 entries: 1) 59/67 Catherine Street, 79 Upper Parliament Street, L8. The scheme involved the aquisition and rehabilitation of a corner block of 6 houses. The properties were fine examples of early Victorian 3 storey terraced houses. 2) Chatham Street, L7. A row of houses. 3) Percy Street Nos 2-32 and 3. Two non-classical terraces dating from the 1830's. They are exeptional in the Georgian conservation areas, in that they are faced entirely in sandstone rather than brick or stucco.
Building type/ Project type: Urban renewal/design - Village renewal/design
Former use:Residential buildings on the outskirts of an expanding urban area
Actual use:Residential buildings in historic urban areas with appropriate infrastructure
Built: 19th century
Architect / Proj.leader: Liverpool City Council, City Planning Dept.
The Jury's citation: "For the restoration and conversion of late 18th and 19th century terraces in Liverpool for flats"
GPS:53°23'53.2"N 2°58'2.0"W

Description:
A rehabilitation program for the inner city of Liverpool. More than 340 houses of architectural distinction have been divided into self-contained flats and restored with the aid of funds from various sources. Four of 26 Liverpool Conservation Areas are presented: Canning Street (designated 1971), Princes Road (designated 1971), Princes Park (designated 1970), Lark Lane (designated 1976).