| Casartelli Building | |
| Building information | |
|---|---|
| Town | Liverpool |
| Country |  England |
| Completion date | 1760 |
Coordinates: The Casartelli Building, built 1760, was a grade II* listed building at the meeting of Hanover Street and Duke Street, Liverpool, England. Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural historical or cultural significance Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
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History
Its name comes from the Italian Casartelli family, who ran their scientific instrument manufacturing business from the site. It eventually became a wine warehouse before falling into disuse and disrepair.
By October 2000, the condition of the building was so poor that part of it collapsed, prompting the local newspaper, the Liverpool Echo, to launch the Stop the Rot conservation campaign, with the Casartelli Building as its symbol of architectural and cultural neglect in the city centre. The Liverpool Echo is a newspaper published by Trinity Mirror on Merseyside in England. ' Stop the Rot' is a campaign launched in October 2000 by the Liverpool Echo Newspaper with the aim of rescuing and preserving the rich architectural heritage of [1] After months of wrangling between the owners of the building, the Liverpool City Council and English Heritage, on plans for renovation and development of the site, it was declared in October 2001 that the building could not be saved due to a rotten wooden beam at the ground floor, which would have required all of the above brickwork to be removed. See City of Liverpool for other meanings Liverpool City Council is the governing body for the city of Liverpool in Merseyside English Heritage is a Non-departmental public body of the United Kingdom government ( Department for Culture Media and Sport) with a broad remit of
Rebuilding
In January 2002, it was announced that an exact replica of the original building was to be constructed on the site, using as many original materials as possible. [2] Construction was completed and the building, now restored to its former glory and converted to flats, was officially opened in March 2007.
References
- ^ Jones, Catherine. "New Casartelli rises to glory", Liverpool Echo, 2005-12-16. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Retrieved on 2007-11-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. (en-gb)
- ^ Back from the Dead?.