Sweet on Dale

There is a new submission for the old Sayers on Dale Street near the town hall. It is part of the Grade II listed Queen building. Most of the  work is on Sweeting street, one of the historic streets of central Liverpool which has fallen into disuse. Sweeting street runs parallel to the more ornate Queens Avenue but is longer. There is a connection between the two. This block of the city also contains Union court.

Side by Side images from the National Library of Scotland.

Past

Sweeting Street was Elbow Lane, named after Alderman Sweeting who was Mayor in 1698, according to YO!Liverpool  and contained the residence of Lord Molineux, and more info see here.

Present

Queen Insurance Building by Stephen Richards

Future

To refurbish and part replace existing shopfront to Dale Street elevation, and form new openings, remove existing service door, re-form previously infilled door & yard openings to Sweeting Street elevation, together with refurbishment of existing railings.

The plans are being put forward by Bruntwood the company that manages the building, it involves tidying up the front and reinstating access on to Sweeting street, with some improved external lighting.
Sweeting is a street with a rich history and contains some interesting buildings and in conjunction with Queens avenue could form a nice little cluster of lanes, this could be the start, but it will take more work further down the lane to fully rescue it, but it needs some though and it needs to be part of the cities plans, at the moment it character is provided by a flower seller at the Dale Street end and a Newspaper seller at Castle Street, hopefully, they can be something to build the character on.