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From rice mill to rumour mill
No grain of truth in story of Heaps demolition go-ahead
And campaigners wanting to save the mill from an appointment with the grim grinder were sent into a frenzy when news circulated the city that its fate would be sealed by councillors this coming Tuesday.
After all, other cherished buildings have been removed or defaced before spot listing by English Heritage could be considered.
But it turned out it was no more than a mistake in the Echo, but quickly seized on and repeated by bloggers, all saying that planning officers were recommending approval of the mill’s demolition to make way for a big redevelopment scheme.
In fact, the item recommended for approval on Tuesday is for a multi-million pound scheme next to the Baltic Fleet pub, lodged by local firm Neptune for what is known as the Joseph Lamb site. It is currently a part finished development started by the Windsor Group and halted several years ago, now, when the project hit the skids.
Facing Wapping Warehouse, the Lamb site is currently one of the biggest eyesores in the World Heritage zone, and its rescue is likely to be welcomed.
Baltic bother: But the Heaps mill is going nowhere yet
However the story survived long enough to spark panic and SOS messages beaming across the region among campaigners and preservationists, with even the opposition Green Party sending out a press statement declaring its intention to oppose Tuesday's "decision".
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LOL!
I smell a giant rat.
You omitted the word "like"?
Ee by gum, yer can't trust a paper printed in Greater Manchester these days. Whatever next. I blame lady Doreen and Sir Trevor for all of this mess. If they hadn't flogged the site of their ship supply place, Joseph Lamb was it called, we'd all be happy. I look at the rice mill and I think to meself, would I want to live in that place? I'm thinking not. Pull the bloody place down and lets get on wi' it.
There is a lot of bollox talked about this and a lot of righteous indignation by some folk. Not a single one of those who wants to save it has come up with a good ideas for its reuse.
I say knock it down and build something useful. What is it good for?
You sure you're not Edwin Starr?
Could it not be converted to a hotel. There are examples of this around the world?
If I was a hotel operator wanting to open a hotel on that site, my first thought would be to demolish the rice mill
There are examples around Liverpool, may be to many.