{"id":30677,"date":"2021-07-23T17:48:13","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T16:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=30677"},"modified":"2021-07-23T17:48:13","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T16:48:13","slug":"ihbc-regrets-liverpools-loss-of-whs-status-notes-huge-disappointment-and-need-to-see-what-lessons-there-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=30677","title":{"rendered":"IHBC regrets Liverpool\u2019s loss of WHS status: Notes \u2018huge disappointment\u2019 and need to \u2018see what lessons there are\u2026\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The IHBC has noted its profound regret on the news that Liverpool\u2019s 2004 World Heritage Site (WHS) status as \u2018Maritime Mercantile City\u2019 has been lost \u2013 following on from a 2012 listing as being \u2018in danger\u2019 \u2013 with IHBC Chair and President express disappointment and the need to see what lessons can be learned.<\/h3>\n
image: Dave Chetwin<\/em><\/h6>\n

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\u2026 huge disappointment after the hard work by our local members\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

IHBC Chair David McDonald said: \u2018This is a huge disappointment after the hard work by our local members in preparing the submission, and their excitement and satisfaction at the designation and its potential to lift and enhance the area \u2013 and so much of that now lost\u2019.<\/p>\n

IHBC President Mike Brown said: ‘This is a hugely disappointing decision, not only for Liverpool, but for UK heritage generally. It is certainly a serious blow for tourism on Merseyside which was showing great strides forward before being hit by the pandemic.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018I\u2019m sure nobody wanted this miserable outcome.\u00a0 But UNESCO has been making its concerns clear for some time.\u00a0 Liverpool has a long and proud heritage which it has been my joy to share and experience over many a lost weekend.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2026 can still work together to find a common way forward\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

\u2018While it would be all too easy to get into a ‘blame game’ on this issue, all stakeholders do need to examine their own past actions to see what lessons there are to be learned and whether they can still work together to find a common way forward such that UNESCO reconsiders its decision.\u00a0 All you need is love.\u2019<\/p>\n

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UNESCO writes:<\/p>\n

The World Heritage Committee, holding its 44th session in Fuzhou and online, decided to delete the property \u2018Liverpool \u2013 Maritime Mercantile City\u2019 (UK) from the World Heritage List, due to the irreversible loss of attributes conveying the outstanding universal value of the property.<\/p>\n

Liverpool \u2013 Maritime Mercantile City<\/a> was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2004 and on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 2012 following concerns about the proposed development of Liverpool Waters. The project has since gone ahead along with other developments both inside the site and in its buffer zone. The Committee considers that these constructions are detrimental to the site\u2019s authenticity and integrity.<\/p>\n

Liverpool\u2019s historic centre and docklands were inscribed for bearing witness to the development of one of the world\u2019s major trading centres in the 18th and 19th centuries. The site also illustrated pioneering developments in modern dock technology, transport systems and port management.<\/p>\n

Any deletion from the World Heritage List is a loss to the international community and to the internationally shared values and commitments under the World Heritage Convention.<\/p>\n

After the Elbe Valley in Dresden (Germany) and the Arabian Oryx Sanctuary (Oman), Liverpool is the third property to lose its World Heritage status.<\/p>\n

Read more….<\/a><\/p>\n

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BBC writes:<\/p>\n

Liverpool has been stripped of its World Heritage status after a UN committee found developments threatened the value of the city’s waterfront.<\/p>\n

The decision was made following a secret ballot by the Unesco committee at a meeting in China.<\/p>\n

Unesco had said that the developments, including the planned new Everton FC stadium, had resulted in a \u2018serious deterioration\u2019 of the historic site.<\/p>\n

The decision was described as \u2018incomprehensible\u2019 by the city’s mayor.<\/p>\n

\u2018Our World Heritage site has never been in better condition having benefitted from hundreds of millions of pounds of investment across dozens of listed buildings and the public realm,\u2019 Joanne Anderson said.<\/p>\n

She said she would work with the government to examine whether the city could appeal against the decision, which comes \u2018a decade after Unesco last visited the city to see it with their own eyes\u2019\u2026.<\/p>\n

Read more….<\/a><\/p>\n

See more IHBC NewsBlog<\/a> news on Liverpool. including the WHS, HERE<\/a><\/p>\n

For more on Liverpool \u2013 Maritime Mercantile City<\/a> see UNESCO<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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