Plans have been requested to transform the buildingThe Thomas Frost Wetherspoons pub, formerly Frost’s department store, Walton Road(Image: GOOGLE STREETVIEW)A planning application, logged with Liverpool City Council, has requested an exciting new development on the portion of land adjacent to the Thomas Frost pub. The Walton Road premises is a historic piece of the area that was once a thriving department store named after its owner.Named after draper and local entrepreneur Thomas Frost, the family-run business acquired the building and transformed it into the T.W. Frost & Co. department store in 1910. In May 1978, the ECHO reported that the store would close at the end of the month, bringing 97 years of trading to an end.In 1988, it was reported the building was purchased by RD Jenkins & Co ltd, who were specialists in industrial sewing machines. Then owner Robert Jenkins went on to convert the three-storey building into individual retail outlets and a number of small factory units.He incorporated his own established individual and domestic sewing machines business – The Sewing Centre – and a bedding and furniture shop – The Prescot Furnishing Company.In more recent years, the site has been home to a Wetherspoons pub. But it still gives a nod to its roots – named The Thomas Frost.JD Wetherspoon has now applied for the to develop the land on Warden Street to be used as a beer garden.The Thomas Frost Wetherspoons pub, formerly Frost’s department store, Walton Road(Image: GOOGLE STREETVIEW)The layout of the building will also be altered slightly, with a new internal lobby being created to permit access to the side beer garden, to allow for better control of access.Customers will only be able to access the beer garden area from within the pub. The rest of the building will remain unchanged in terms of layout.The scale of the building will not be affected by the proposed works. The proposed beer garden is to occupy a portion of Warden Street.There is also plans to introduce planters which include festoon posts and railings to the side elevation and a oak pergola which utilises planters is to feature in the beer garden area.Wall-mounted light fittings will also be installed along the elevation alongside festoon lighting to span from the proposed posts.
Historic Thomas Frost building could get an exciting extension
