Baltic Triangle
The Baltic Triangle is an area of Liverpool city centre defined by Liverpool City Council as the triangular portion of the city bounded by Liver Street, Park Lane, St James Street, Hill Street, Sefton Street and Wapping.[1]
The area is now home to over 150 businesses across the creative and digital sectors,[2] which sit alongside a range of independent food and drink traders; the Baltic's Camp and Furnace was named, in 2013, by the Times as one of the top 20 coolest restaurants in Britain.[3]
History edit
There is much debate about the origin of the name, Baltic Triangle. It is believed it may be due to the area being the site of timber warehouses that stored wood imported from Norway. Other suggestions include that the area was home to a small but lucrative whaling industry and is named after the fishing grounds.[4] The area is also home to the Gustav Adolf Scandinavian church. During the nineteenth century the area was settled by a large immigrant community especially from Ireland.[citation needed]
Liverpool City Council unveiled plans in March 2018 to increase the area the Baltic Triangle currently makes up, extending it to include the Dock Road, Sefton Street and Brunswick Station. The move was designed to stop an increase in the number of housing developments and protect space for businesses.[5] The council announced in January 2019 that LDA Design has been appointed to draft a Spatial Regeneration Framework to guide the future development the area.[6] The completed report, when adopted by the council after public consultation, will be used as a Supplementary Planning Document to inform any planning applications in the area.
The Baltic Triangle Area CIC edit
A Community Interest Company was formed in 2010.[7]
The CIC has been active lobbying the council and other official bodies for the necessities of a growing economy in Liverpool. These include transport, parking facilities and safe area to cross on the busy streets.
Transport edit
The neighbourhood sits between Liverpool Central and Brunswick railway stations on Merseyrail's Northern Line.
Until its closure in 1917, the area was served by Liverpool St James railway station. With the resurgence of the Baltic Triangle in the early 2010s, interest grew in reopening the station.[8] Liverpool City Region Combined Authority announced in August 2019 that they were planning to use part of a £172 million funding package for reopening the station, subject to the plans being approved.[9] The new station will be known as 'Liverpool Baltic Station', with an estimated opening date in 2025.[10]
References edit
- ^ "The Baltic Triangle: Strategic Regeneration Framework Supplementary Planning Document, August 2020" (PDF). www.liverpool.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ https://www.rw-invest.com/liverpool/baltic-triangle-demographics/
- ^ Radnor, Abigail (6 November 2013). "20 coolest restaurants in Britain". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ McLoughlin, Jamie (24 November 2017). "How did the Baltic Triangle get its name and where exactly is it?". liverpoolecho. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ Houghton, Alistair (23 March 2018). "Baltic Triangle could be 'extended' onto Dock Road in new council plan". liverpoolecho. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ "New masterplan aims to protect Liverpool's thriving Baltic Triangle". Liverpool Business News. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ Houghton, Alistair (29 November 2012). "Campaign launched to reopen Liverpool St James's Station". Liverpool Daily Post. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- ^ Tyrrell, Nick (30 August 2019). "Merseyside set to get two new train stations and replacement ferries". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Funding boost for new Liverpool Baltic Station". www.newcivilengineer.com.
External links edit
- Official website