Casartelli Building
Encyclopedia
The Casartelli Building, built in 1760, was a grade II* listed building at the meeting of Hanover Street and Duke Street, Liverpool
, England
. It has now been replaced with a replica.
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. 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, in October 2001 the building was declared unsalvageable due to a rotten wooden beam at the ground floor, which would have required all of the above brickwork to be removed, and the building was dismantled.
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It has now been replaced with a replica.
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
Liverpool Echo
The Liverpool Echo is a newspaper published by Trinity Mirror in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is published Monday to Saturday, and is Liverpool's evening newspaper while its sister paper, the Liverpool Daily Post, is the morning paper...
, to launch the 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...
conservation campaign, with the Casartelli Building as its symbol of architectural and cultural neglect in the city centre. After months of wrangling between the owners of the building, the Liverpool City Council
Liverpool City Council
Liverpool City Council is the governing body for the city of Liverpool in Merseyside, England. It consists of 90 councillors, three for each of the city's 30 wards. The council is currently controlled by the Labour Party and is led by Joe Anderson.-Domain:...
and English Heritage
English Heritage
English Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
, on plans for renovation and development of the site, in October 2001 the building was declared unsalvageable due to a rotten wooden beam at the ground floor, which would have required all of the above brickwork to be removed, and the building was dismantled.