Liverpool has a magnificent Georgian `Town Hall` with reputedly the best proportioned rooms out side of `St Petersburgh Palace` Russia according to one British King.
Still perfect for the Mayoral seat.....
Liverpool was a town until 1880 when it was granted `City Status` by Queen Victoria but that was one hundred and twenty six years ago.
Is it not however time for a `City Hall` to be on the drawing board by 2007 our 800th anniversary of `First Charter - 1207`
Is it not time that `Municipal Chambers` (Started 1862 when we were still a town.....) and the various annexes including `Millenium House` were given over to other users and uses, heritage, hotels or downdown homes, art galleries and museums.
Keep the `Town Hall` obviously but loose the `Town` mentallity.
Embrace the city ..... nevertheless it takes some kind of town to build the likes of `St Georges Hall` etc.
I wonder what a 21st Century Liverpool City Hall could encompass or deliver by way of vision and purpose for a 21st Century City / City Region?
and what sort of Mayor is up to the job?
Liverpool:
Q1: Where should a new `City Hall` be located.
Q2: What sort of style of contruction and its surrounding be.
Q3: Should it contain a `Civic Centre` - `Will it engender pride and confidence....`, `any inspiration?`
Q4: What does the `City Hall` Mayor need to concentrate on?
Should the horse be pulling the cart.
Still perfect for the Mayoral seat.....
Liverpool was a town until 1880 when it was granted `City Status` by Queen Victoria but that was one hundred and twenty six years ago.
Is it not however time for a `City Hall` to be on the drawing board by 2007 our 800th anniversary of `First Charter - 1207`
Is it not time that `Municipal Chambers` (Started 1862 when we were still a town.....) and the various annexes including `Millenium House` were given over to other users and uses, heritage, hotels or downdown homes, art galleries and museums.
Keep the `Town Hall` obviously but loose the `Town` mentallity.
Embrace the city ..... nevertheless it takes some kind of town to build the likes of `St Georges Hall` etc.
I wonder what a 21st Century Liverpool City Hall could encompass or deliver by way of vision and purpose for a 21st Century City / City Region?
and what sort of Mayor is up to the job?
Liverpool:
Q1: Where should a new `City Hall` be located.
Q2: What sort of style of contruction and its surrounding be.
Q3: Should it contain a `Civic Centre` - `Will it engender pride and confidence....`, `any inspiration?`
Q4: What does the `City Hall` Mayor need to concentrate on?
Should the horse be pulling the cart.