HOPE Street this afternoon WON the Great Street Award at a ceremony held by the Academy of Urbanism in London.
Liverpool Confidential heard the excellent news by text.
When we asked for a quote, the reply back was just one word: "Hic!"
Les Berges Du RhoneThe Hope Street Massive were in attendance at the Connaught Rooms ceremony, including representatives from Blackburne House, 60 Hope Street, The Philharmonic Hall, Hope Street Feast and the Hope Street Hotel who lost out to the banks of the Rhone in the Best Creative Re-Use of a Space award.
The full list of winners
Winner of The European City of the Year Award - Antwerp
Winner of The Great Town Award - Galway, Ireland
Winner of The Great Neighbourhood Award - Brixton, London
Winner of The Great Street Award - Hope Street, Liverpool
Winner of The Great Place Award - City Park, Bradford
Winner of the inaugural Creative Re-Use Award - Les Berges Du Rhone
Ode to Hope Street
To celebrate the win. The Academy of Urbanism's Poet In Residence, Ian McMillan, composed the following verse
HOPE STREET LIVERPOOL
Imagine an axis; imagine a washing line
Hung across a city. Cathedrals, a theatre
And a hotel hang from the line
And flap in the century’s breeze…
This is Hope Street; imagine an artery
Pumping life through a city, imagine
A walk from one end of Hope to the other end
Of Hope on a moonlit evening…
Yes, that’s right. You’re walking through Hope.
Imagine a street where the soul is brightened
And the coffee is the best you can get in a city
That loves to keep itself awake.
Hope Street. Aptly named. See you there.
