Bespoke and Urban Developer of the Year

by | Mar 4, 2016 | News & Events, P J Livesey News

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March, 2016

BESPOKE & URBAN DEVELOPER

Of the year

THE PJ LIVESEY GROUP WINS AWARD AT INAUGURAL AWARDS
The PJ Livesey Group is very proud to have been named Bespoke & Urban Developer of the Year at the inaugural NW Insider Residential Property Awards.

We showcased our work at The Residence ( Formerly Lancaster Moor hopsital ) , Mostyn place ( formerly Mostyn House School on The Wirral)

and The Cottonworks in Bolton (Formerly Holden Mill ) – three regional schemes in our national portfolio that proudly encapsulate our expertise.

COMMITMENT TO HERITAGE BUILDINGS
They demonstrate our commitment to heritage buildings, our skills to conserve and convert them to unique new homes and our ability to design and deliver interesting and sympathetic new build homes.

The Award marks all this and in particular our passion to deliver projects of the highest quality so we too leave a lasting legacy.

Director James Woodmansee who picked up the Award on behalf of the company said: “The reaction in the room when we won and the comments afterwards only reinforce the genuine respect for the company within the industry. This was a team effort and the award is for everyone.”

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The Residence | Lancaster Moor LABC finalist

by | Mar 3, 2016 | News & Events, P J Livesey News

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August, 2023

LANCASTER MOOR LABC FINALIST

Lancaster Moor Hospital is up for another award

‘The Residence’, our conversion of the landmark Lancaster Moor Hospital is in line for another Award. The project has been short-listed for the LABC North West Building Excellence Awards 2016.

The Awards are run in conjunction with local authorities and recognize the highest standards of craftsmanship, site management and design quality. The regional winners will be announced at a ceremony in Bolton in April.

The Residence, Lancaster Moor has already been named Best Residential development in the North West by both the RICS and NW Insider.

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Time Capsule Update

by | Mar 3, 2016 | Interesting Finds, News & Events

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March, 2016

TIME CAPSULE REBURIED

At Wharfedale Park in Otley

The glass time capsule, found in the foundation stone at our Wharfedale Park development at Otley has been re-filled and re-buried on site.

The large glass jar was secure in a hollow in the stone that was laid by local mill owner and philanthropist Jonathan Peate, to mark the completion of the hospital building in 1905 and had lain untouched for more than a century. We opened the jar with the help of local school children from Ashfield and The Whartons primary schools and it revealed newspapers of the ceremonial day on August 19th together with some coins.

SPECIALIST TEAMS
Our specialist teams had to move the stone to allow the creation of a new doorway as the hospital building is converted into grand apartments and two individual houses. PJ Livesey director Georgina Livesey said: “As well as preserving the contents of the original capsule we decided to create our own and re-bury it when the stone was re-located. “We re-used the original jar which is now filled with objects the children brought along, one of the original newspapers together with a copy of The Times.

RE-BURIED
“We also included coins, a memory stick with information about the site and the original buildings, the work we have done to preserve them and a book showing our other schemes across the country. “Our team created a new wooden lid which was siliconed and wax sealed into place so hopefully it will stay safe for another 100 years. “We would like to thank everyone who played their part in this from the team on site who discovered and preserved the jar, to the school children who helped us open the capsule and then contributed new items and to Clive Woods from Aireborough Civic Society who added so much knowledge to the project.” The original newspapers have now been donated to the Civic Society.

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Lancaster | Central Hall

by | Jan 25, 2016 | News & Events, Past Developments, Sales Information

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January, 2016

NEW APARTMENTS RELEASED

At the breath-taking Residence in Lancaster

At The Residence, Lancaster, new apartments have just been released off plan in Central Hall, one of the key parts of the original building. The Hall is packed with features that are being restored and retained by our specialist teams to make this a very special part of the award winning development.

SPECTACULAR
It will have its own spectacular vaulted entrance that showcases the beams and ceiling of the original hall, together with a grand stone fireplace and plaque.

The apartments here will be special too, some featuring deep bay windows and west facing gardens and are laid out to make the most of the scale of the hall with stepped down kitchens and mezzanine bedrooms.

Also just released for sale is one of the original show homes, a gorgeous designer dressed two bedroom apartment at the front of the building which includes upgraded specification.

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Mostyn House School on the Wirral Completes.

by | Jan 25, 2016 | News & Events, Past Developments, Sales Information

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January, 2016

MOSTYN HOUSE SCHOOL COMPLETES

Run Down Grade II Listed School Transformed in Conversion Project

Our conversion of the former Mostyn House School on The Wirral is now complete and the popular town of Parkgate has got its prom back!

The school closed in 2010 with the Grade II listed buildings in a poor state of the repair and scaffolding bracing much of its distinctive black and white exterior partly blocking the promenade.

UNIQUE CHARACTER
Three years ago we bought the site from the Grenfell family who had owned it since 1863 and set about converting the heritage buildings into 44 homes of unique character. We have also built 42 new family homes in the grounds.

All the properties are now sold, the majority to people who already lived in the area or who were returning to this very special place on the River Dee estuary.

SATISFYING PROJECT
PJ Livesey Director Georgina Livesey said: “Parkgate has such a fascinating history and Mostyn House is so much a part of it and so loved it has been a very satisfying project. With the Tea Room apartment and The Tower it has also produced some of the most distinctive properties in our portfolio.

“We have met some lovely people along the way and hopefully left a legacy which will be enjoyed for generations to come.”

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Branding for The Residence in York

by | Dec 18, 2015 | News & Events, Past Developments, Sales Information

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December, 2015

BRANDING FOR FORMER TERRY’S CHOCOLATE FACTORY

Paying tribute to the Art Deco style of the building

Our redevelopment of the Grade II listed building at the former Terry’s Chocolate Factory in York will be known as The Residence. The name reflects the grand nature, not only of the building itself but the luxurious, exclusive apartments that are being created there.

York joins our collection of other opulent ‘Residence’ developments. Both ‘The Residence’ at Dartford and Lancaster also feature large landmark buildings of huge scale but all have their own unique character.

The brief at York was to pay tribute to the Art Deco style of the building which was completed in 1926. Our in-house design and marketing team started the process with extensive research into the history of the site, the legacy of the Terry family buildings and the locality.

They visited Goddard’s, Noel Terry’s family home just half a mile from the site and now owned by the National Trust and liaised with the Broderick Institute at York University which holds the copyright of many historic photographs in its extensive archives.

A DISTINCTIVE ART DECO STYLE
Graphic Designer Liz Brassington said: “The distinctive art deco style and detailing to the building and facade provided an initial source of inspiration for the logo design.

“Further research into the stylised forms of the 1920s era and associated marks led to the development of the triple line used as a graphic device within the logo and a complimentary graphic pattern for a secondary use within the marketing collateral.

“We developed this strong brand concept by using classic colours, materials and typography to convey a feeling of quality which perfectly reflect the style and exclusivity of this prestigious development.”

LUXURY APARTMENTS FOR YORK RESIDENTS
It is important that the re-born building can distinguish itself in its new role as luxury residential so obvious references to chocolate were avoided in the name.

But we did find a much subtler and more sophisticated way to acknowledge the building’s history. The typeface we are using, chosen for its discreet Art Deco feel, is ‘TT Chocolates ‘ which seemed entirely appropriate to us.

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