We visited the Lancashire County Archive where we were shown this brochure from the Building Design Partnership – BDP archive, which is held there.
The archive is open to the public.
I have previously led walks there to view the Apollo sculptural relief by Mitzi Cunliffe.
I am assured that the relief will be re-sited within the new development.
The Student Village was opened in 1964.
Plans are in place for redevelopment of the site and the demolition of the tower block and adjacent housing.
The scheme, designed by Sheppard Robson, would see 3,300 new bedspaces brought forward, taking the total number of units at the complex to 5,400, a net increase of 950. This is an increase of around 1,000 new units compared to the previous iteration of the project, approved in 2015.
Modern Mooch 