2018

TQ2850 : Former "Liquid & Envy" site

taken 6 years ago, near to Redhill, Surrey, England

Former "Liquid & Envy" site
Former "Liquid & Envy" site
The site of the former "Liquid & Envy" nightclub, originally built as an Odeon cinema, opening on 23 May 1938. It was designed by Andrew Mather, who was the architect for many Odeon cinemas of that period. It closed on 18 October 1975. It reopened as a nightclub in 1976, named "Busby's", later becoming "Millionaires" in the 1980s, 'The British Embassy' in 1996, before its present title in 2002. It finally closed in 2011, and in 2013 a plan was approved to demolish the building, with 61 apartments and a supermarket, retaining the façade. A subsequent proposal then increased the number of apartments to 76. The development was to be called Phoenix Plaza.

However, following financial difficulties worked ceased on this scheme and the site remained derelict, with only the façade remaining, propped up with scaffolding.

In 2017 a new proposal, for a purely residential block of 133 apartments, , now to be called First Point, was approved, no longer including the façade (despite its locally listed status). Here the cleared site is seen across Station Roundabout. Note the "Liquid & Envy" sign still in situ on the left of the photo.

See TQ2850 : "Liquid & Envy", Redhill for a photo in its "Liquid and Envy" days and TQ2850 : Former "Liquid & Envy" with much of the building demolished and only the façade remaining. See also LinkExternal link (Archive LinkExternal link ) for a photo as an Odeon.

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Geographical Context: City, Town centre Derelict, Disused Construction, Development Place: Redhill Business: Liquid and Envy Building: First Point other tags: Night Club Cinema Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Sign [9] · Liquid Envy&quot [7] Other Photos: · "Liquid & Envy", Redhill · Former "Liquid & Envy" · Former "Liquid & Envy" Title Clusters: · Former "Liquid & Envy" site [2] ·
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TQ2850, 385 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Ian Capper   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 1 April, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 7 April, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 280 505 [100m precision]
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OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 280 506
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