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Countdown to completion: Liverpool’s Clock Tower Park renovations in the final phase Ongoing renovations to Liverpool’s iconic sandstone Clock Tower are ramping up as the structure nears completion and the clock continues to tick into its second century.
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he final phase of the Clock Tower development started in October 2021 when work began on the three-storey building, dubbed Phase 26. When complete, the Grade II listed building will house 80,000 sq ft of prime office space within an original stone shell, preserving its look and feel. The team at Antrobus Electrical were appointed by the developer’s Next Big Thing in June 2022 to manage the installation of the electrics across all three floors, from essential lights, sockets, and consumer units through to state-of-theart CCTV, data points, access control and alarm systems. Clock Tower Park first opened in 1890 as a philanthropic project that today remains an integral part of Liverpool’s social history. The Clock Tower stands surrounded by two lines of cottages on either side – 24 in total, known as the Fazakerley Cottage homes. The Fazakerley Cottages once operated as an orphanage and children’s home located in Liverpool, England. A relic of the Victorian era, the homes were
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built to accommodate up to 600 children at its peak in the 1960s and 1970s. Now, after falling into disrepair following their closure as an orphanage in 1977 and being purchased by local developers Next Big Thing Developments in 2014, these cottages have been rediscovered as an exemplar of how you can breathe new life into abandoned structures while staying true to the original purpose they served. The cottages gained a new lease of life when Next Big Thing renovated them; there is an overall vision for their future development which will see it become an extended living community where families can live, work, play, shop and socialise together and thrive in a sustainable way. As the development heads into the final phase, local contractors, including Antrobus Electrical, are working towards completing the heart of the project - The Clock Tower. During the project, Antrobus Electrical brought their expertise and attention to detail, working within the challenging environment of a Grade II-listed building. ‘Antrobus Electrical have been, at all times, very aware that the listed building is protected. With this in mind, extra care has been taken to ensure that the building retained its integrity and appearance that led to it being listed
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