Red Box Quarter !
Old and new...
The RED BOX Quarter is set within a substantial and
attractive Grade II listed former Post Office and Royal Mail delivery
building set on a site of 0.93 acres. The name has been taken from its
former use and the existing red phone boxes to its entrance.
The former Post Office has a Renaissance style façade fronting on to Abingdon Street and has retained its charm with many existing features both internally and externally. This provides the main entrance into the new retail and leisure development.
From the brilliant https://liveblackpool.info/about/town-centre/blackpool-post-office/ office of Jane Littlewood ..we have the following from 2018
Blackpool Post Office is set for a transformation. New life is to be breathed into the old building as it’s developed into the Red Box Quarter.
New designs were revealed in January 2018, showing how Blackpool’s former main Post Office could be transformed into a contemporary shopping and leisure hub.
The revised proposals for the Grade II listed building on Abingdon Street – now called the Red Box Quarter – have been formally approved by planners. The name has been taken from the well loved row of red phone boxes which will be retained at the entrance. To the rear of the building is Edward Street and there’s an in internal courtyard which was used for parking.
Plans include a restaurant at plaza level, a rooftop bar on the Edward Street elevation and a mini designer outlet. The original scheme for a 50-bedroom hotel has been shelved.
Lets hope we don't get another fire ...
Witnesses reported a passer-by narrowly escape injury when a glass pane from the building, which was built in 1910, crashed to the pavement below.
When police were alerted, two youths were found inside the property.
They were detained and will be interviewed by police at a later date.
Watch manager Warren Topp, from Forest Gate Fire Station, said four crews attended and they were faced with a difficult job.
He said: “It was an extremely dangerous site as there were parts of the floor missing and holes everywhere. It’s all being ripped out as part of being redeveloped. But if a fire took hold it could still cause a big issue.
True to form with damage in the town nothing was done about the 'children'....
The former Post Office has a Renaissance style façade fronting on to Abingdon Street and has retained its charm with many existing features both internally and externally. This provides the main entrance into the new retail and leisure development.
From the brilliant https://liveblackpool.info/about/town-centre/blackpool-post-office/ office of Jane Littlewood ..we have the following from 2018
Blackpool Post Office is set for a transformation. New life is to be breathed into the old building as it’s developed into the Red Box Quarter.
New designs were revealed in January 2018, showing how Blackpool’s former main Post Office could be transformed into a contemporary shopping and leisure hub.
The revised proposals for the Grade II listed building on Abingdon Street – now called the Red Box Quarter – have been formally approved by planners. The name has been taken from the well loved row of red phone boxes which will be retained at the entrance. To the rear of the building is Edward Street and there’s an in internal courtyard which was used for parking.
Plans include a restaurant at plaza level, a rooftop bar on the Edward Street elevation and a mini designer outlet. The original scheme for a 50-bedroom hotel has been shelved.
Lets hope we don't get another fire ...
Two boys aged 13 and 14 are facing a police rap after trespassing and starting a fire at the old Abingdon Street Post Office.
Fire crews had to clamber through windows at the famous building to put out the blaze at 4.20pm on Boxing Day ( 2018 )Witnesses reported a passer-by narrowly escape injury when a glass pane from the building, which was built in 1910, crashed to the pavement below.
Watch manager Warren Topp, from Forest Gate Fire Station, said four crews attended and they were faced with a difficult job.
He said: “It was an extremely dangerous site as there were parts of the floor missing and holes everywhere. It’s all being ripped out as part of being redeveloped. But if a fire took hold it could still cause a big issue.
True to form with damage in the town nothing was done about the 'children'....
All images/postcards - Juliette W Gregson Photography
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