Hope Street, Liverpool
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Hope Street, Liverpool
, England
stretches from Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral
past Liverpool Cathedral
to Upper Parliament Street
. It contains several restaurant
s, hotels and bars. The road runs parallel to Rodney Street
(the Harley Street
of the north). Together with Gambier Terrace
and Rodney Street
it forms the Rodney Street conservation area.
The years immediately after the Millennium saw the public realm of Hope Street renovated and the Hope Street area has sometimes been referred to as the Hope Street Quarter.
The street is named after William Hope, a merchant whose house stood on the site now occupied by the Philharmonic Hall.
and built between 1936 and 1939. This replaced the original building built 90 years earlier to designs by John Cunningham that burned down in 1933. It is built of brick and is starkly cubic in appearance except for a pair of rounded stair-towers to the front. The first floor windows and main entrance doors have etched glass by Hector Whistler. On Hope Street at the top of Mount Street (where stands LIPA
and the former Liverpool Institute for Boys
) is the interesting sculpture “A Case History” by John King, 1998. Various items of luggage, cast in concrete, are stacked on the pavement – the labels on the suitcases refer to notable individuals and institutions linked with the local area. Facing the Anglican Cathedral on Hope Street is Gambier Terrace of which numbers 2-10 were built between 1832 and 1837 by the developer Ambrose Lace, to a design in ashlar ad stucco often attributed to John Foster Jr. Building work ceased in 1837, due to a slump in demand for large city houses caused by the opening of railway routes to the new suburbs. The terrace was extended by four more houses between the late 1830s early 1840s. The terrace was not completed until the 1870s and this part is in itself symmetrical and is built of yellow brick. At the northern end of Hope Street is the Roman Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral
and, towards the southern end, the Anglican
Cathedral
.
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...
stretches from Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral
Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral
The Metropolitan Cathedral Church of Christ the King is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. The cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Liverpool and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool. The Metropolitan Cathedral is one of two cathedrals in the city...
past Liverpool Cathedral
Liverpool Cathedral
Liverpool Cathedral is the Church of England cathedral of the Diocese of Liverpool, built on St James's Mount in Liverpool and is the seat of the Bishop of Liverpool. Its official name is the Cathedral Church of Christ in Liverpool but it is dedicated to Christ and the Blessed Virgin...
to Upper Parliament Street
A562 road
The A562 is a road in England which runs from Liverpool to Warrington.At Liverpool the road is known at first as Parliament Street, then Upper Parliament Street, Smithdown Road, Allerton Road, Menlove Avenue, Hillfoot Road, Hillfoot Avenue and Higher Road, before joining Speke Boulevard.It ends in...
. It contains several restaurant
Restaurant
A restaurant is an establishment which prepares and serves food and drink to customers in return for money. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services...
s, hotels and bars. The road runs parallel to Rodney Street
Rodney Street, Liverpool
Rodney Street in Liverpool, England is noted for the number of doctors and its Georgian architecture. It is sometimes known as the "Harley Street of the North". Together with Hope Street and Gambier Terrace it forms the Rodney Street conservation area...
(the Harley Street
Harley Street
Harley Street is a street in the City of Westminster in London, England which has been noted since the 19th century for its large number of private specialists in medicine and surgery.- Overview :...
of the north). Together with Gambier Terrace
Gambier Terrace
Gambier Terrace is a row of houses situated on a terrace overlooking St. James Mount and Gardens and Liverpool Cathedral it was named after James Gambier. From number 1 to 10 are Grade II* Listed Buildings. They were designed by John Foster...
and Rodney Street
Rodney Street, Liverpool
Rodney Street in Liverpool, England is noted for the number of doctors and its Georgian architecture. It is sometimes known as the "Harley Street of the North". Together with Hope Street and Gambier Terrace it forms the Rodney Street conservation area...
it forms the Rodney Street conservation area.
The years immediately after the Millennium saw the public realm of Hope Street renovated and the Hope Street area has sometimes been referred to as the Hope Street Quarter.
The street is named after William Hope, a merchant whose house stood on the site now occupied by the Philharmonic Hall.
History
Hope Street was straightened during the 1790s and residential construction commenced around the turn of the century. The Liverpool Philharmonic Hall (home of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society) stands on the corner of Myrtle Street and Hope Street. It was designed by Herbert James RowseHerbert James Rowse
Herbert James Rowse was a British architect, born in Crosby, Merseyside on the northern outskirts of Liverpool. He graduated from the Liverpool University School of Architecture in 1907 three years after the influential Professor Charles Reilly became Head of the School.Rowse was one of the ...
and built between 1936 and 1939. This replaced the original building built 90 years earlier to designs by John Cunningham that burned down in 1933. It is built of brick and is starkly cubic in appearance except for a pair of rounded stair-towers to the front. The first floor windows and main entrance doors have etched glass by Hector Whistler. On Hope Street at the top of Mount Street (where stands LIPA
Lipa
LIPA may stand for:*League for Independent Political Action, an American progressive political organization established in 1928*Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, a performing arts university in the English city of Liverpool that offers training in acting, dance, music, sound technology, arts...
and the former Liverpool Institute for Boys
Liverpool Institute for Boys
The Liverpool Institute High School for Boys was an all-boys grammar school in the English port city of Liverpool.The school had its origins in 1825 but occupied different premises while the money was found to build a dedicated building on Mount Street. The Institute was first known as the...
) is the interesting sculpture “A Case History” by John King, 1998. Various items of luggage, cast in concrete, are stacked on the pavement – the labels on the suitcases refer to notable individuals and institutions linked with the local area. Facing the Anglican Cathedral on Hope Street is Gambier Terrace of which numbers 2-10 were built between 1832 and 1837 by the developer Ambrose Lace, to a design in ashlar ad stucco often attributed to John Foster Jr. Building work ceased in 1837, due to a slump in demand for large city houses caused by the opening of railway routes to the new suburbs. The terrace was extended by four more houses between the late 1830s early 1840s. The terrace was not completed until the 1870s and this part is in itself symmetrical and is built of yellow brick. At the northern end of Hope Street is the Roman Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral
Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral
The Metropolitan Cathedral Church of Christ the King is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. The cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Liverpool and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool. The Metropolitan Cathedral is one of two cathedrals in the city...
and, towards the southern end, the Anglican
Anglicanism
Anglicanism is a tradition within Christianity comprising churches with historical connections to the Church of England or similar beliefs, worship and church structures. The word Anglican originates in ecclesia anglicana, a medieval Latin phrase dating to at least 1246 that means the English...
Cathedral
Liverpool Cathedral
Liverpool Cathedral is the Church of England cathedral of the Diocese of Liverpool, built on St James's Mount in Liverpool and is the seat of the Bishop of Liverpool. Its official name is the Cathedral Church of Christ in Liverpool but it is dedicated to Christ and the Blessed Virgin...
.
Notable buildings and places of interest
- Liverpool Metropolitan CathedralLiverpool Metropolitan CathedralThe Metropolitan Cathedral Church of Christ the King is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. The cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Liverpool and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool. The Metropolitan Cathedral is one of two cathedrals in the city...
- Liverpool Medical InstitutionLiverpool Medical InstitutionLiverpool Medical Institution stands on the corner of Mount Pleasant and Hope Street, in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. The building opened in 1837 and has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building.-History:...
- Liverpool Masonic Hall
- Everyman TheatreEveryman TheatreThe Everyman Theatre stands at the north end of Hope Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England. Established in 1964 in a former cinema, it encouraged local talent and played a part in the development of new artistes and writers. The theatre was rebuilt between 1975 and 1977, and was closed again for...
- Casa bar and bistro, Hope Street
- Philharmonic a Grade II* listed pub
- Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
- Hope Street HotelHope Street HotelThe Hope Street Hotel Hope Street, Liverpool, and describes itself as 'Liverpool’s first boutique hotel'. On the 30 and 31 March 2006 it played host to Condoleezza Rice.The hotel is housed in a 19th century Venetian Palazzo which dates to 1860 originally home to and named 'The London Carriage...
- Belvedere Arms, a Grade II listed pub on Sugnall Street
- Unity TheatreUnity Theatre, LiverpoolThe Unity Theatre in Liverpool, England, was formed as the Merseyside Left Theatre in the 1930s. In 1944 it became Merseyside Unity Theatre....
, Hope Place - Ye CrackeYe CrackeYe Cracke is a pub in Rice Street off Hope Street, Liverpool, England. The 'Y' is a Thorn , thus the name is pronounced 'The Crack'. Despite the faux Old English name, Ye Cracke is in fact a 19th-century public house...
, Rice Street - Sheppard-Worlock StatueSheppard-Worlock Statue-Origins and design:The statue was commissioned in 2005 by The Liverpool Echo Newspaper and paid for by the people of Liverpool, to mark the life and work of Bishop David Sheppard and Archbishop Derek Worlock....
- 60 Hope Street a restaurant in the former Chauffeurs Club
- Liverpool Institute High School for GirlsLiverpool Institute High School for GirlsLiverpool Institute High School for Girls, Blackburne Place, Liverpool, England, was a girls' grammar school that was established in 1874 and closed in 1984. It was situated to the north-east of Liverpool Cathedral in the area close to the University of Liverpool, off Catherine Street .-History:The...
- Liverpool Institute for Performing ArtsLiverpool Institute for Performing ArtsThe Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts is, despite its young age, one of the United Kingdom's leading institutions for the performing arts. The university is situated in the English city of Liverpool...
(LIPA), Mount Street - Liverpool College of ArtLiverpool College of ArtLiverpool College of Art is located at 68 Hope Street, in Liverpool, England. It is a Grade II listed building.The building is currently owned by Liverpool John Moores University housing its School of Social Science....
- The OratoryThe OratoryThe Oratory stands to the north of Liverpool Cathedral in Merseyside, England. It was originally the mortuary chapel to St James Cemetery, and houses a collection of sculpture. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building....
, Cathedral Gate. - Liverpool CathedralLiverpool CathedralLiverpool Cathedral is the Church of England cathedral of the Diocese of Liverpool, built on St James's Mount in Liverpool and is the seat of the Bishop of Liverpool. Its official name is the Cathedral Church of Christ in Liverpool but it is dedicated to Christ and the Blessed Virgin...
- St James Mount and Gardens
- Gambier TerraceGambier TerraceGambier Terrace is a row of houses situated on a terrace overlooking St. James Mount and Gardens and Liverpool Cathedral it was named after James Gambier. From number 1 to 10 are Grade II* Listed Buildings. They were designed by John Foster...
, running along Hope Street
External links
- Multi map
- Hope Street Feast - the annual street festival of the Hope Street Quarter held in September
- Rodney Street
- Hope Street Quarter
- The Hope Street Association
- a history of the Hope Street Festivals 1996-2006
- Hope Street Festivals 1977 - 1994, including HM the Queen's Silver Jubilee visit
- Maghull Group, list of Hope St properties
- Liverpool's Hope Street 'Suitcases': A Case History