'Stop the Rot' is a campaign launched in October 2000 by 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...

newspaper

Newspaper

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 with the aim of rescuing and preserving the rich architectural heritage of Liverpool

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...

 and the greater Merseyside

Merseyside

Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool...

 area. The campaign was launched when part of the Casartelli Building

Casartelli Building

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.-History:...

 in Hanover Street

Hanover Street

Hanover Street is a 1979 Anglo-American war film written and directed by Peter Hyams, starring Harrison Ford, Lesley-Anne Down and Christopher Plummer.-Plot:...

 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. The programme mobilised public support and received support from leaders of 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 from English Heritage

English Heritage

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, and as a result in October, with financial assistance from English Heritage, the council appointed a full-time Buildings at Risk officer.

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.

In 2011 the Creative Ropeworks Project won an award from the Georgian Group for effective preservation of Georgian architecture

Georgian architecture

Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United...

 and the 'Stop the Rot' campaign was highlighted as part of Liverpool's bid.

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
  Church of Saint Andrew, Liverpool
  The Church of Saint Andrew, Liverpool, is a ruined church in Rodney Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building, and is on its Buildings at Risk Register.-History:...
  
  
• St Luke's Church
  Church of St Luke, Liverpool
  St Luke's Church in Liverpool, England, is located on the corner of Berry Street and Leece Street opposite the top of Bold Street. It was designed by John Foster, and construction of the building began on 9 April 1811, with consecration taking place on 12 January 1831.On Monday, 5 May 1941, St...
  
  
• Duke Street Terraces
• The Florence Institute for Boys
  Florence Institute
  The Florence Institute for Boys known colloqually as 'The Florrie' is a local landmark and a Grade II listed building on Mill Street in Dingle, South Liverpool, England .-History:...
  
  
• Newsham Park Hospital
  Newsham Park Hospital
  Newsham Park Hospital is a grade II listed building in Liverpool, Merseyside, England . It now lies derelict but was previously a hospital and before that it was an orphanage.-Foundation:...
  
  
• Royal Insurance Building
  Royal Insurance Building, Liverpool
  The Royal Insurance Building is located at 1–9 North John Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It was built as the head office of the Royal Insurance Company, but became disused in the late 1980s. Its condition deteriorated so much that it was placed on English Heritage's Buildings at Risk...
  
  
• Scandinavia Hotel
• Seel Street/Slater Street
• Stanley Dock Tobacco Warehouse
  Stanley Dock Tobacco Warehouse
  Stanley Dock Tobacco Warehouse, is a grade II listed building and is the world's largest brick warehouse. Standing high, the building was at the time of its construction in 1901, claimed to be the world's largest building in terms of area.The 14 storey building spans across and its construction...
  
  
• Wellington Rooms
  Wellington Rooms, Liverpool
  The Wellington Rooms, or as it is often commonly referred to, The Irish Centre, is situated on Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, close to Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral.-History:...
  
  
• Welsh Presbyterian Church
• White House Pub

Sites Formerly on the list

• Casartelli Building
  Casartelli Building
  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.-History:...
  
  
• Exchange Buildings
• Fleet Street Warehouses
• St Peter's Catholic Church
  St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Liverpool
  St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church is a former church in Seel Street, Liverpool, England now transformed into a restaurant and bar called Alma de Cuba - "the soul of Cuba"....
  
  
• Stanley Buildings

External links

• 'Stop the Rot' Campaign Site
• Catherine Jones, "ECHO Stop the Rot campaign: We vow to fight on", Liverpool Echo 2 January 2009
• Sandfield Tower
• St John the Divine