58-679: The Baltic Triangle is an area of Liverpool city centre defined by Liverpool City Council as the triangular portion of the city bounded by Liver Street, Park Lane, St James Street, Hill Street, Sefton Street and Wapping. In 2020, the area was home to over 500 businesses employing more than 3,000 people, hundreds of which are in the creative and digital sectors. The district has been nationally and internationally recognised for its bohemian character which includes independent markets, beer gardens, music venues, art spaces, workshops and design studios which coexist alongside tech businesses and new housing developments for students and young professionals. At
116-497: A catalyst for the area's renaissance as a creative district. Jayne Casey , known locally from the city's 1970s music scene, led the campaign to bring culture in to the area, which ultimately led to the foundation of the Baltic Creative. The group was set up as a not-for-profit Community interest company to protect the interests of creative and digital businesses. Casey and her colleagues argued that once property developers saw
174-530: A focus on makers , manufacturing, and tech based businesses . This will be complimented by retail, leisure and residential. A market operates several days per week on Monument Place. The Knowledge Quarter is a name adopted by Liverpool City Council for a 450 acre district which has developed as an important place for some of the world's most influential players in science, health, technology, education, medicine and culture based industries. The Knowledge Quarter comprises several interconnected areas including
232-636: A food and events space. 24 Kitchen Street followed in 2013 as a mixed-use event space for underground music. Cains Brewery Village opened in 2015 as a leisure destination and in 2022, Boxpark announced that they would open their first venture outside of London in the Baltic Triangle. By 2020, more than 500 businesses were based in the Baltic Triangle employing some 3,000 people across creative and digital industries, bars, cafes, restaurants and nightclubs. Liverpool City Council unveiled plans in March 2018 to extend
290-473: A fourteen screen cinema, indoor golf courses and a five acre park. It spans across Paradise Street , South John Street, Peter's Lane, Hanover Street and Chavasse Park . Bold Street is the focus of more independent shops and services. In total, some 9,300 people are employed in retailing in Liverpool City Centre. The Lisbon pub on the corner of Stanley Street and Victoria Street has catered for
348-612: A grand gateway into Liverpool City Centre and encompasses Lime Street Station , St.George's Hall , St George's Plateau, St John's Gardens and the Liverpool Empire Theatre . William Brown Street features the World Museum , Liverpool Central Library and Walker Art Gallery . Until the late 18th century, the area would have been on the periphery of the city, however, during the mid 19th Century up until circa 1900, Liverpool's wealthy merchants and entrepreneurs helped to build
406-577: A strong presence in the area. Since the mid-2000s many new building and redevelopment projects have taken place in the commercial district, which is now home to some of the tallest buildings in North West England . Some notable properties within the commercial district include the headquarters of the Post & Echo and offices of Unisys , HM Passport Office , BT and Maersk Line . With 36,000 m (390,000 sq ft) of floor space, New Hall Place
464-457: A third opened in Wembley in late 2018. According to its founder Roger Wade, who started out with the street fashion shop and label Boxfresh , the idea for a shopping centre made out of shipping containers has its origin in 1999, while he was attending German trade shows with Boxfresh. For each show, he would need to build a mini shop that would then be demolished, and he wondered if he could build
522-467: A trade show stand in a container that could be reused. He said: "That was the beginning of my fascination, in 1999. Years later a friend was running retail developments, so some time in 2008-09 I wondered 'why not build a whole retail development out of containers?" The first Boxpark was built in 2011 and was described "the world's first pop up mall". However, by then shipping containers had already been used as pop-up shops, office and retail spaces around
580-452: Is a neighbourhood on the eastern approach to Liverpool city centre based on a major road called Islington and the streets in and around London Road. The area is characterised primarily by low-density warehousing, wholesalers , ethnic supermarkets specialising in food from around the world and discount retail units . There is also a growing residential population of students and key workers , particularly doctors and nurses associated with
638-653: Is focused on dining and drink outlets. It opened in October 2016. It also hosts events such as music performances, kickboxing and screenings of films and football matches. The resident DJ of the Croydon is DJ Jay Knox. A third Boxpark opened near Wembley Stadium in December 2018. Boxpark Wembley is the largest one yet, covering a floor area of 50,000 sq ft, with a 2,000-person capacity events space. Boxpark Wembley has 30 units, and 24 food and drink retail outlets have opened at
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#1732844347366696-482: Is home to a range of repurposed warehouses and industrial units which have been converted into offices and studios for a growing number of creative and digital businesses , hotels, a number of live music venues , independent food and drink traders. The area is also known for its street art and the Cains Brewery Village which accommodates coffee shops, markets and bars. This area is often referred to as
754-478: Is the commercial, cultural, financial and historical centre of Liverpool and the Liverpool City Region , England. Different definitions of the city centre exist for urban planning and local government , however, the border of Liverpool city centre is broadly marked by the inner city districts of Vauxhall , Everton , Edge Hill , Kensington and Toxteth . At the 2023 United Kingdom local elections ,
812-520: Is the largest office building in Liverpool, The Plaza is another large office building in the commercial district which is occupied by a number of different companies. The table below shows the tallest buildings within the commercial district (excluding buildings in neighbouring Prince's Dock or Pier Head – a more detailed list of the tallest buildings and structures in the remainder of Liverpool city centre can be seen here ). The Cultural Quarter marks
870-464: The Art Deco Queensway tunnel entrance in 1934. Most of the buildings in and around William Brown Street are built in the stone faced classical style . The pavements are made of Yorkstone and the street furniture, although varied, is often of historic interest to complement the buildings. St George's Plateau has been the focus of many of the most significant events in the city's history. In
928-447: The LGBT community since well before the 1970s. During the 1970s, the area in and around Stanley Street became more relevant as an LGBT neighbourhood with the opening of Paco's Bar, Jody's and The Curzon. Prior to this, the established meeting places for the largely underground gay community were in a number of venues surrounding Queen Square, however, due to their demolition to make way for
986-607: The Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City which is a former UNESCO designated World Heritage Site . Liverpool's most recent Local Plan is designed to guide the long-term spatial development of the city from 2013 to 2033. It will assist Liverpool City Council in making planning decisions for development proposals and provides detailed advice to city planners on where specific types of development should be built, for example, housing, shops, offices, transport and other infrastructure facilities. Contained within
1044-474: The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic , Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts , Everyman Theatre and Unity Theatre . The Cavern Quarter is defined as the narrow streets and alleys bounded by Victoria Street, Stanley Street , Whitechapel , Lord Street and North John Street. The area lies within the Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City boundary and contains historic warehouse buildings from
1102-435: The highway network , parking, or anti-social behaviour . The new City Centre neighbourhood incorporates 5 electoral wards: Brownlow Hill, Canning, City Centre North, City Centre South and Waterfront South. Combined, they have a total population of 36,770. Distinctive areas that define the centre of Liverpool include the following (the list is not exhaustive): The Baltic Triangle is defined by Liverpool City Council as
1160-552: The 'Georgian Quarter' due to the heavy prevalence of Georgian era townhouses built for Liverpool's wealthier residents in the 1800s away from the dirt and smoke of the city's industrial areas . The area is characterised by cobbled streets , traditional pubs , restaurants and cultural venues. Liverpool's two cathedrals ( Liverpool Anglican Cathedral and the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral ) can be found at either end of Hope Street . The quarter also incorporates
1218-417: The Baltic Creative purchased and refurbished 18 warehouses and sheds in the area, and converted them into office space for creative and digital businesses. The initiative led to the opening of dozens of businesses and employment for hundreds of people. Elevator Studios opened in the neighbourhood in 2007 as a hub for music production, art, tech, games and marketing companies. Camp and Furnace opened in 2012 as
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#17328443473661276-412: The Baltic Triangle as an up-and-coming area, creative companies and artists run the risk of being forced out by gentrification and profit-driven developers. Baltic Creative was established in 2009 to ensure that creative businesses were able to own the property they were regenerating, thus preventing them from being displaced later by property developers. With the help of public funding and several grants,
1334-401: The Baltic Triangle began to shift. Amongst the dereliction and decaying architecture, a series of underground music gigs were taking place in some of the underused buildings. Low rents associated with rundown spaces, which were off the beaten track, provided an impetus for artists and creatives to utilise neglected warehouses. Events linked to the 2006, 2008 and 2010 Liverpool Biennials provided
1392-449: The Chinese community. Liverpool's Chinatown arch is the largest arch of its kind outside of China at 15 meters tall and was a gift from Liverpool's twin city Shanghai. It features 200 dragons and five roofs. Liverpool's four universities also attract a growing number of Chinese students. With almost one in five of its students of Chinese origin, Liverpool University is ranked amongst
1450-878: The Liverpool International College and was chosen as the UK's Northern Headquarters for the Royal College of Physicians . Liverpool's main retail area is ranked amongst the top 5 retail destinations in the UK and is the principal retail destination within the Liverpool City Region . The area encompasses Liverpool One , Church Street , Lord Street , Williamson Square , St Johns Shopping Centre , Metquarter , Clayton Square Shopping Centre and numerous adjoining and connecting streets. Liverpool One alone attracts over 22 million visitors per year and provides 1.65 million square feet of retail space based around an open-air complex of over 170 stores, bars and restaurants,
1508-457: The Local Plan definition for the purposes of planning policies and redevelopment, Liverpool City Centre includes the following areas based on their specific characteristics, role and function: Another definition of Liverpool city centre can be found in local government . At the 2023 United Kingdom local elections , a radical redesign of Liverpool's city map took place which included changes to
1566-725: The Local Plan is a policies map that delimits the boundaries of Liverpool City Centre. Based on this definition, the perimeter of Liverpool City Centre is as follows: Bramley-Moore Dock , Regent Road, Boundary Street, Luton Street, Northern Line rail track , Chadwick Street, Chisenhale Street, Vauxhall Road, Ford Street, Scotland Road , Byrom Way, Hunter Street, Islington, Salisbury Street, Langsdale Street, Shaw Street, College Street South, Brunswick Road, Low Hill, Hall Lane, Mount Vernon Green, Irvine Street, Mason Street, Grinfield Street, Crown Street, Upper Parliament Street, St James Place, Stanhope Street, Gore Street, Hill Street, Sefton Street, Brunswick Way, Waterfront Perimeter. Therefore, using
1624-506: The University of Liverpool and further along Berry Street towards Renshaw Street. This has contributed to a reduction in focus on the traditional Chinatown by younger Chinese people. Liverpool's "commercial district" is a term given by business to distinguish Liverpool's business and commercial centre from the rest of the city centre. It is centred on Old Hall Street and is the financial heart of Liverpool. Many businesses and companies have
1682-497: The area was once home to a small but lucrative whaling industry and is named after the fishing grounds. Greenland Street, for example, was named after the fishing grounds. During the Second World War , the area was heavily bombed and few of the original industrial buildings survived. A programme of post-war re-building took place which included a number of light industrial units. The area fell in to decline which persisted in to
1740-574: The area was served by Liverpool St James railway station . With the resurgence of the Baltic Triangle in the early 2010s, interest grew in reopening the station. Liverpool City Region Combined Authority announced in August 2019 that they were planning to use part of a £172 million funding package for reopening the station, subject to the plans being approved. The new station will be known as ' Liverpool Baltic Station ', with an estimated opening date in 2028. Liverpool city centre Liverpool city centre
1798-410: The area: Royal Liverpool University Hospital , Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust , University of Liverpool 's main campus, parts of Liverpool John Moores University at Copperas Hill and Byrom Street, Material Innovation Factory , Digital Innovation Factory, Link Creative Campus, BioCampus, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and Liverpool Science Park. Paddington Village features
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1856-515: The boundary of the Baltic Triangle to include the Dock Road, Sefton Street and Brunswick Station. The move was designed to stop an increase in the number of housing developments and protect space for businesses. The idea did not go ahead, however, in 2020, the City Council formulated a Supplementary Planning Document to guide future development proposals, planning applications and regeneration in
1914-634: The city centre and in 2019, Liverpool was the fourth most visited city in England for domestic visitors and the fifth most visited city in the UK for international visitors. Liverpool city centre is one of the most architecturally significant locations in the country. Examples of architecture include Liverpool Cathedral , St. George's Hall , the Royal Liver Building , Oriel Chambers (the world's first metal framed glass curtain walled building) and West Tower . Six areas within Liverpool city centre form
1972-578: The city since the 1860s due to the historic trade links between the Port of Shanghai and Port of Liverpool . Chinese sailors and immigrants first settled close to the docks in Cleveland Square, however, following World War One and demolition of the original neighbourhood, a new Chinatown began to emerge slowly inland. Some time in the 1940s, the community began to settle en masse in to tenements on Kent Street, Pitt Street and Upper Frederick Street. This
2030-415: The city's Royal Liverpool University Hospital . The area has a longstanding history with independent businesses associated with the fabric and textiles industry . Thus, for the purposes of urban planning, it has been labelled as 'The Fabric District'. In recent history, the area has been criticised for falling into decline and neglect . The long term plan aims to regenerate the area for mixed uses with
2088-515: The city's ward boundaries , the creation of new ward areas and a reduction in the overall number of elected city councillors. Further changes to the way in which the city was managed came in July 2023 with the introduction of 13 new neighbourhoods across the city. The modernised neighbourhoods were formed through the amalgamation of the newly created electoral wards and were designed to better manage community services such as housing , waste management ,
2146-444: The city's major trading history where some of the goods sold in the old St John's Market on Williamson Square were stored. The Cavern Quarter takes its name from The Cavern Club on Mathew Street , where The Beatles played 292 times in the 1960s . Mathew Street itself is a major tourist attraction, especially for Beatles and Merseybeat related tourism. A number of Beatles themed hotels and museums can be found in and around
2204-459: The former Bishopsgate goods yard in Shoreditch . Boxpark opened in December 2011, initially made out of 60 recycled shipping containers over two floors, with 40 in the lower floor, 20 in the upper floor. Originally intended to open for five years, the centre is still operating. Boxpark Shoreditch has 19 restaurants and bars and 27 shops. The Boxpark at Shoreditch was redeveloped in 2017, with
2262-470: The height of Liverpool's importance as a major port in the 19th century, the area was home to timber yards and warehouses that stored wood imported from places such as Norway which was needed for major building projects around the UK. As many as 50,000 people from Sweden, Norway and other nations on the Baltic Sea were passing through the city each year. Many sailors and merchants had international dealings in
2320-405: The idea received little support from the UK central government. From the mid 2000s, the Baltic Triangle has attracted a wide variety of creative and digital businesses, musicians, artists, photographers, fashion designers, recording studios, architects and film makers. Shortly after the City Council plan for a managed zone for sex workers failed to garner central government support, the focus of
2378-465: The local economy. On 20 March 2015, it was announced that a second Boxpark would be built in Croydon to coincide with the regeneration project Croydon Vision 2020 . The centre was built with a £3 million loan from the Croydon Council and intended to be a temporary structure that would last for five years, until homes and offices could be developed on the site. The scheme was designed by BDP, and
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2436-403: The locality for the following 20 years. The document came in to force in 2021 and envisages the district as a bohemian base for an independent community of digital and creative businesses, which will be complemented by a growing residential community. The neighbourhood sits between Liverpool Central and Brunswick railway stations on Merseyrail 's Northern Line . Until its closure in 1917,
2494-440: The mid 2000s. During its decline, the area was seen as 'forgotten', its buildings lay empty, abandoned and disused and for a period of time its poorly lit streets operated as a red-light district . In 2004, Liverpool City Council campaigned for the area based on Kempston Street and Jamaica Street to become one of the UK's first official managed zones for working prostitutes, where prostitution would be officially tolerated. However,
2552-548: The new St Johns Shopping Centre , the community began to give more focus to Stanley Street. By the 1980s and 1990s, the Stanley Street gay village continued to grow with the opening of more gay bars and clubs . In 2011, Liverpool became the first city in the UK to officially recognise its gay quarter with rainbow street signs. New street signs featuring a rainbow arch were unveiled on Stanley Street, Cumberland Street, Temple Lane, Eberle Street and Temple Street to acknowledge
2610-554: The population of Liverpool city centre was 36,770 based on the five electoral wards that officially make up the city centre. Over 6 million people live within an hour of Liverpool City Centre and by 2022, almost 80 million people visit the City Centre every year. Liverpool was granted borough status in 1207 and the original seven streets of the settlement now form part of the central business district of Liverpool city centre. Many of Liverpool's most famous landmarks are located in
2668-512: The present day, it is most often used for staging public events, political demonstrations or as the starting point for important marches in the city. Events have included Christmas markets , political speeches of national importance, Remembrance Day events , an assembly point for Liverpool's annual Pride march and a live show to a crowd of 30,000 people to mark Liverpool's hosting of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 . Islington
2726-505: The series of museums , art galleries , libraries , hotels, gardens and monuments (see also Monument to the King's Liverpool Regiment and Wellington's Column ). The buildings were designed to become major public educational, civic and cultural institutions of monumental proportions to reflect Liverpool's status as the second city of the British Empire . The group was later complimented by
2784-595: The services include the Liverpool Chinese Business Association, Che Gong Tong Chinese Association (UK), See Yep Chinese Association, Wah Sing Chinese Community Centre, Liverpool Chinese Gospel Church, Hoy Yin Chinese Association and The Pagoda Youth Orchestra, which is the largest Chinese youth orchestra in Europe. The Nook House, a pub at the heart of Chinatown, had a long history associated with
2842-503: The significance and history of the area for the city's LGBT community. Boxpark Boxpark is a food and retail park made out of refitted shipping containers in Britain. It was founded by Roger Wade, who described it as the "world's first pop-up mall". The first Boxpark was launched in Shoreditch in 2011, another was built in Croydon next to East Croydon station in 2016, and
2900-624: The street. Mathew Street also contains the Liverpool Wall of Fame which features 54 gold discs to represent the 54 Liverpool based musicians who have achieved Number 1 in the UK Singles Chart since 1952. Liverpool was awarded UNESCO City of Music status in 2015 and is recognised as the 'World Capital of Pop’ by the Guinness Book of Records . Liverpool is home to the oldest Chinese community in Europe, which has been established in
2958-654: The timber trade, whilst many people were passing through Liverpool's port with plans to emigrate to places such as the United States. As a result of this influx and so many spending time in the city, a Scandinavian community formed in the area now known as the Baltic Triangle. Evidence of this period survives today in the Grade II* Gustav Adolf Scandinavian church and the Grade II Baltic Fleet pub, which still stand. Other suggestions include that
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#17328443473663016-414: The top three UK universities with more than a quarter of their fee income coming directly from Chinese students. It has one of the highest number of Chinese students in the UK. In recent years, due to this growing population of Chinese students and their desire to socialise closer to the university campus , many Chinese businesses have spread out across the City Centre in places such as Myrtle Parade near
3074-600: The triangular shaped slice of the city bounded by Liver Street, Park Lane, St James Street, Hill Street, Sefton Street and Wapping. It is believed to have got its name from the number of timber warehouses and yards used for storing timber from the Baltic countries in the 1800s. Evidence of this period still survives in the Grade II* listed Scandinavian Seamen's Church and the Grade II* Baltic Fleet pub. The area
3132-495: The two-storey structure is constructed out of 96 shipping containers. It is in the form of a semi-enclosed market hall with units arranged around it, and provides 24,000 sq ft of retail and restaurant space, double that of Shoreditch. The Boxpark in Croydon has a covered seating area, as it was found that trade dropped off during the winter months in Shoreditch when it was exposed to the elements. Boxpark Croydon has 36 shop units and
3190-426: The upper deck becoming the focus for street food at the venue. In July 2024, it was announced that it would close down by the end of summer to make way for The Goodsyard development. In response to the announcement, The Night Time Industries Association started a campaign to save the site from closure, arguing that it has launched hundreds of new independent businesses and annually contributes more than £80 million to
3248-477: The vicinity around London Road, the Fabric District, Islington and Paddington Village. The locality contains a concentration of establishments and institutions whose purpose revolves around bio-sciences , health-related research, new scientific discoveries, preventing and fighting infectious diseases , developing new medicines and innovation in digital and sensor technology. The following are found within
3306-599: The world, for example the portable Puma City shop in US cities, and the Dordoy Bazaar in Bishkek , Kyrgyzstan . The company has plans to expand to other countries; however, a retail park also called Boxpark that opened in Dubai is not part of this company. The first temporary shopping centre, backed by Charles Dunstone of Carphone Warehouse , was built at Bethnal Green Road on part of
3364-515: Was helped in part by Liverpool's position as a reserve pool for Chinese Merchant sailors in the British Merchant Navy . By the 1970s, Nelson Street became the centre of Chinatown and the community and businesses extended into nearby Berry Street, Duke Street, Upper Pitt Street and Great George Square. Chinatown today includes many Chinese restaurants , supermarkets , wholesalers, travel agencies , legal and accountancy firms . Some of
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