Post by Historic Docks on Jul 10, 2008 12:44:55 GMT
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Princes Dock now provides three separate blocks of office accommodation alongside the river front. The £24 million Malmaison 128-room hotel opened in 2007 and is the company's first ever 'new build'. It stands alongside the existing Crowne Plaza hotel. The dock also has three apartment blocks and planning permission has been secured for the £130million New World Square. This will incorporate an eight storey, five-star hotel, 385 apartments and space for shops and restaurants.
The dock has been divided into two sections spanned by a pedestrian bridge that was designed by the Liverpool John Moores University Centre for Architectural Research and Consultancy Unit (CARCU).
Work also commenced on a £20 million extension of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, providing a further 1.4 miles of navigable waterway. A new lock and fixed bridge will be built at the northern end of Princes Dock. At the south end of the dock, a new canal tunnel will also be constructed which will lead to the Pier Head. The tunnel will be routed beneath St. Nicholas Place and the access road for the new cruise liner facility. The extension will terminate at Canning Dock and is due for completion in December 2008.
Princes Dock now provides three separate blocks of office accommodation alongside the river front. The £24 million Malmaison 128-room hotel opened in 2007 and is the company's first ever 'new build'. It stands alongside the existing Crowne Plaza hotel. The dock also has three apartment blocks and planning permission has been secured for the £130million New World Square. This will incorporate an eight storey, five-star hotel, 385 apartments and space for shops and restaurants.
The dock has been divided into two sections spanned by a pedestrian bridge that was designed by the Liverpool John Moores University Centre for Architectural Research and Consultancy Unit (CARCU).
Work also commenced on a £20 million extension of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, providing a further 1.4 miles of navigable waterway. A new lock and fixed bridge will be built at the northern end of Princes Dock. At the south end of the dock, a new canal tunnel will also be constructed which will lead to the Pier Head. The tunnel will be routed beneath St. Nicholas Place and the access road for the new cruise liner facility. The extension will terminate at Canning Dock and is due for completion in December 2008.