Stop the Rot

Stop the Rot

'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 Liverpool and the greater Merseyside area. The campaign was launched when part of the Casartelli Building in Hanover Street in Liverpool, collapsed, and this building subsequently became the symbol of the campaign.

The first meeting of the 'Stop the Rot' committee was held in April 2001 and at that stage there were 11 sites listed by the campaign as most at risk. Later that year Liverpool City Council made a commitment to appoint a buildings at risk officer in partnership with English Heritage.

Added impetus for the campaign was created by Liverpool being named as the 2008 European City of Culture and a wish for the city to present the best image possible for the expected influx of tourists and visitors.

Currently 16 sites remain within the focus of the campaign and at risk. These are as follows:

*64/72 Seel Street
*98-102a High Street, Wavertree
*Buddleia Centre
*Cheapside, Liverpool
*St Andrew's Church
*St Luke's Church
*Duke Street Terraces
*The Florence Institute for Boys
*Newsham Park Hospital
*Royal Insurance Building
*Scandinavia Hotel
*Seel Street/Slater Street
*Tobacco Warehouse
*Wellington Rooms
*Welsh Presbyterian Church
*White House Pub

Sites Formerly on the list

*Casartelli Building
*Exchange Buildings
*Fleet Street Warehouses
*St Peter's Catholic Church
*Stanley Buildings

External links

* [http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/liverpoolecho/campaigns/stoptherot 'Stop the Rot' Campaign Site]


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