* WILL ALSOP'S Fourth Grace, had it not been abandoned, was due to be finished this year. The capital of culture bid document described it as "a focus and a catalyst for the next stage of Liverpool's renaissance.... an eloquent image for a resurgent city."
* Everton's new 55,000-seater football stadium at Kings Dock would have opened this year.
* Liverpool Chinatown Centre. Originally a proposal to the Millennium Commission, this was intended to highlight the history of Europe's oldest Chinatown. This is what the bid document stated: "The Chinatown Centre will provide a regional, national and international focus."