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Arup, Shedkm and Asif Khan Architects are among designers heading up six teams selected by National Museums Liverpool for the next stage of a competition to revamp part of the Unesco World Heritage Site.
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Spanning the area between the Royal Albert Dock and Mann Island, the transformation project will aim to improve the public realm and visitor experience at Canning Dock, revitalising the waterfront site.
NML wants to create “a cohesive visitor experience that links storytelling, heritage, community, connectivity, and commercial income”, acting as a catalyst for social and environmental improvements in the area, it said.
New waterfront bar The One O Clock Gun to open in Liverpool city centre
The bar comes from the team behind Maray
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New bar One O Clock Gun to open on the Royal Albert Dock this month (Image: One O Clock Gun)
Much loved independent Liverpool restaurant Maray is set to open a new pub in the city this summer.
The renowned small plates restaurant and bar will open its new bar, The One O’Clock Gun, later this month.
Maray teased the new venue back in March, but now new details have been confirmed - including its Albert Dock location.
The bar will be serving up everything from pie from Great North Pie Co., pale ale created in collaboration with Liverpool’s Carnival Brewery, draught Guinness, wine on tap, and a cocktail list centered around a punchy range of sours.
Tucked away or under your feet the places you may not have noticed across Merseyside
How many of these secret spaces did you know about?
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In a city like Liverpool, you ll find a piece of history on nearly every street you go down.
But underneath your feet and tucked away on side streets, there s some secrets that not everyone knows about.
These sights are dotted across the region, from New Brighton to Dale Street and the Baltic Triangle. Back in May last year, we took a look at some of Merseyside s hidden rooms - many of which have a fascinating past.
Major contest planned for Liverpool’s museums quarter
National Museums Liverpool (NML) has announced it will open an international placemaking competition in March
The competition – led by Colander Associates – will select a multidisciplinary team with a ‘commitment to diversity’ to rethink prominent public spaces throughout Liverpool’s maritime quarter, which is at the heart of the city’s Unesco World Heritage Site.
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Alongside the placemaking contest, NML has also announced its intention to separately expand the International Slavery Museum – currently co-located with the Merseyside Maritime Museum – to include the neighbouring Dock Traffic Office, which has been renamed the Dr Martin Luther King Jr Building.