Lime Street Gateway
Lime Street Gateway, the area to front of Lime Street Station, is being turned a visually-stunning entrance to the city.
English Partnerships, Urban Regeneration Company Liverpool Vision, Network Rail, Liverpool City Council and Merseytravel along with development partner Iliad are working together to deliver the £35million project.
It involves the demolition of the Concourse House and the ugly shops in front of the station - unmasking its listed Victorian arched gable-end. Concourse House and the shops, all built in the 1960s, have long been accused of being the ugliest structures in the city.
Removal of the retail parade will also reveal the historic colonnaded stone gable-end of the main Station shed which until now been masked from public view. It will also allow the creation of a new public space giving significantly improved aceess to the station, with gentle slopes which will avoid the steep hill of Skelhorne Street and the side entrance, making the front of the station much more accessible for everyone. A lift capable of carrying 16 people will be installed from street level to the station concourse level.
The paving materials have been chosen to complement the area's historic status adjacent to St George's Plateau, and will include York stone and granite. The design also includes tree planting, using a raised stone planter with lime trees.
Earlier proposals for a new residential tower have been dropped due to spiralling costs of property acquisitions.
Approval for the demolition of Concourse House was given in February 2008, and was completed at the end of the year.
The new landscaping scheme is currently underway and should be completed by Spring 2010. The station will remain fully operational throughout.
Further Information
For further information, please contact
Alistair MacDonald
Liverpool Vision
5th Floor
The Capital
39 Old Hall Street
Liverpool L3 9PPTel: 0151 600 2900
Email: amacdonald@liverpoolvision.co.uk
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