Tuesday, September 04, 2012

Answers Needed Over India Buildings

Nobody familiar with Liverpool needs to be informed about its historic buildings. However, some are more famous than others. Largely & mystifyingly overlooked in terms of architectural distinction is India Buildings on Water Street (http://www.india-buildings.com ).
However, a recent stroll through its main concourse provoked concern rather than civic pride. Once a bustling hub of businesses & commerce, it now looks & feels empty, each sound made echoing eerily around the place. Indeed, you could be forgiven for thinking you were in an empty church, each step & voice amplified disproportionately.
It makes you wonder what sort of future the building's owners, Green Property Ventures (http://www.greenpropertyltd.com/portfolio.html ), envisage for the complex.
The question of ownership regarding India Buildings has been a relatively secretive affair over the last few years (http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/news/archive/2725-liverpool-s-india-buildings-changes-hands.html ). A little clarity on the future of one of Liverpool's finest buildings would be appreciated both by those who work there & the rest of us who enjoy visiting it.

1 comment:

Liverpool Preservation Trust said...

As you may well be aware a savage act of vandalism removed bronze architectural details from the Water St Entrance you were right to be concerned




http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2012/11/23/u-turn-on-blunder-at-liverpool-s-india-buildings-100252-32290010/
23.11.12

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2012/11/22/fears-for-future-of-liverpool-s-landmark-india-buildings-100252-32281873/

http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2012/11/22/future-of-india-buildings-in-doubt-after-liverpool-council-cautions-owners-over-illegal-removing-of-entrance-plaques-99623-32280635/


This is what they said in 2009


http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/news/archive/3148-cbre-advises-green-on-india-buildings-revand.html