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Urgent work to make Futurist Cinema
structure safe
URGENT work is to be carried out to
make the derelict former Futurist Cinema in Liverpool safe; after an inspection
showed it is in danger of collapse. Building safety inspectors have found that
the condition of the structure on Lime Street has deteriorated, with internal
collapse, leaning walls and a high risk that cladding tiles may fall off. They
have served the City Council with a Section 77 legal notice giving 5 days to
make the structure; due to be demolished as part of the £35 million Lime Street
regeneration scheme; completely safe. A cordon will be placed around the site
from 7pm, Friday, 15 April 2016, with the public footpath outside the former
cinema closed off and access for traffic on part of Lime Street reduced to a
single lane in each direction. Assistant Director of Regeneration, Mark
Kitts, said:- "The Futurist has been deteriorating for a very long time
and when we bought the site a couple of years ago it was already pretty much
beyond repair. Sadly we were unable to find a way of saving it as part of the
regeneration proposals for Lime Street, and we are now at the stage where it has
become a danger to public safety. The legal notice requires us to take action
within 5 days, which is why we are moving quickly to make the area around it
safe before starting to deconstruct the parts of the structure that are unsafe." |
