Apart fron the station entrance area (including the former Great Eastern Hotel, far left) the north side of Liverpool Street (the street, rather than the station) is largely unchanged as a result of modern development.
Likewise the southern side is a little more intriguing. It consist of a row of two storey shops, some with attic rooms in the roof.
It does look somewhat incongruous when surrounded by modern tower blocks and you are force to wonder why it has escaped the clutches of the ever voracious developers.
The answer is that it was proposed for development and replacement by a six story glass and steel block. But there was such a public outcry that the owners, Transport for London, were obliged to leave well alone.
There is the anomalous block with an S type train peeping out of the tunnel. With the arrival of electric trains, the Metropolitan Railway was able to develop station sites by plonking blocks of shops above the stations. The former signal box is hidden behind the light coloured building bottom left in the above picture.
The girder supports for the buildings can clearly be seen from todays platforms as can the steps down from the circulating area which is, in part, illuminated by the peaked roof section above the booking hall.
But a more distinctive glazed area runs diagonally across the roof. This brings light to an arcade of bijou shops ...
... running from an entrance on Liverpool Street ...
... to a slightly less imposing portico on Old Broad Street at the opposite end.
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Well, remember the trendy "Boxpark" adjacent to Shoreditch High Street Overgound station?
The same company has leased the Liverpool Street Arcade and will be branding it as a "BoxHall"!
Today (Wed 13 April) we are excited to announce our first BoxHall sibling concept coming to the City next year, offering high-quality food and drink from local, independent food traders and restaurant operators.
We have just agreed a 15-year lease with TfL, the site’s freehold owners, for the historic Metropolitan Arcade building which first opened in 1912 and is located close to Liverpool Street station, served by a range of rail services, four Tube lines, London Overground and the forthcoming Elizabeth line.
Due to open in Summer 2023, BoxHall City will be an all-day social dining experience including food, drink and events all under one roof. Alongside the outstanding food offer, the venue will be home to signature bars specialising in a quality range of draught, tank and craft beers.
The new site proposals include 16 kitchen units, and two internal bars, subject to planning permission. The 17,000 sq. ft building has a ground floor and a small pre-existing mezzanine with 266 internal seating covers.
BoxHall is the group’s new, premium food, beer and music hall concept, with all sites to be developed in existing buildings - most of which will be historical, rich in cultural heritage or iconic in their respective local communities.
Boxhall is also due to open in Bristol.
Here is where it will be ...
... on the Welsh Backs right next to the non swinging Redcliffe Way swing bridge.
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The final two "Responding to Easter"
snippets, plus the answers to the Sunday
and Monday picture quizzes will follow
tomorrow and Saturday.
HOPEFULLY!!!!
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Yesterday,
Mrs fbb had her various pre-op tests;
a long and tedious day.
Hence restricted blogging.
If she has passed all, the op will be
on Friday morning, unless
a more needy emergency emerges!
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