Shopper’s in Liverpool will have a greatly increased choice in March when the latest addition to the city’s retail scene opens its doors. The £75 million Met Quarter which promises a glamorous shopping location will feature some of the top designer names including Molton Brown, Timberland, Armani, Hugo Boss, All Saints, Flannels and Coast. The shopping centre includes a 75m suspended ceiling and light structure through the central atrium of the building. The Met Quarter stands on the site of the Old Post Office between Victoria Street and Whitechapel, a site that has lain dormant for many years.
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David Laycock the Met Quarter centre director says “I hope a lot of local people will come and shop here not just for niche retailers. “It plugs a much needed gap in the city’s retail scape. Pre-2008 this is the first of the retail developments in the city centre ahead of Grosvenor’s opening.” Old Post Office The site of the old Post Office was taken over by developer John Milligan in 2003. The building was built between 1894 and 1899, designed to resemble a Loire chateau the decoration of the building included pavilion roofs and a sculpture around the main entrance. The architect Henry Tanner also designed the General Post Office in Leeds. The building suffered bomb damage during the May Blitz in the Second World War and the upper floors were removed. The interior was gutted after the Post Office moved out and for many years just the shell remained awaiting redevelopment.
The hoardings of the building site have been covered in works of art by second year students of Liverpool John Moores University, creating Liverpool’s largest outdoor art gallery. The students produced almost 150 metres of art as part of the Look of the City project. The centre is planned to open to the public on March 9th. | 
