Favourite Merseyside Architecture - buildings and monuments

[Papa Shango]

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Always a better. Sefton Park glasshouse

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Worked in here when I was an apprentice. Interesting place, we went into one of the sub levels and pryed open and old steel door, which led to a dark room with a hole in the wall, we threw a stone thru and hit water, there was also an old ladder and a hole in the floor but no one had the balls/ stupidity to go down it, turned out it was where they unloaded the 'cargo' back in the day

I'm sure I watched a youtube video recently about a bloke who went nosing around in there.

I like all the underground stuff. Used to work in Marksies in town years ago and it was like an underground city in the loading bays. Sewers and culverts etc fascinate me too. Sewers are a bit mad actually, especially all the Victorian era ones. All the craftmanship that went into them only to be underground where nobody ever sees them and covered in crap.

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

Great thread, Dave.

It is easy to take things for granted but Liverpool is a treasure trove of architectural wonders.

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

Picton Reading Room...

Arriving at Lime St and stepping out to be greeted by St Georges, the library, gallery and museum is quite a thing. That area is equal to anywhere IMO.

 

[Dundee mifflin]

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Not my favourite, but it was iconic for me.

I remember going in there once and Courtney Love was sat on the steps outside asking everyone for loose odds.

 

[bigjonny]

I wouldn’t call this a favourite but I have this odd thing - if I’m on the train south from Lime street I have to look out of the window, across the mystery and acknowledge that it’s still there and the clock tower is standing (weirdo).

 

[tonyhorne]

Need to give Oriel Chambers a mention. The world's first building where the exterior wall is a curtain rather than used to hold up the structure. As such, was the template for all skyscrapers across the world. There is a good description on Wikipedia.

The world's second such building is around the corner(ish) in Cook Street

 

[anjelikaferrett]

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Perfect. Thank you

 

[trueblue84]

William McKenzie's tomb on Rodney street.

 

[Black Belt Jones]

Two buildings close together in the docks. Massive tobacco warehouse always looked foreboding when it was derelict - I've not seen it in the flesh since it has been renovated.

Victoria clocktower.

 

[Ferguson1878]

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William McKenzie's tomb on Rodney street.

is that the card player boss that

 

[Ferguson1878]

best city in the world i love the place

 

[blulouie]

Two buildings close together in the docks. Massive tobacco warehouse always looked foreboding when it was derelict - I've not seen it in the flesh since it has been renovated.

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Victoria clocktower.

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Not fully renovated yet mate.

Stayed in the smaller of the 2 the Rum Warehouse ( Titanic hotel ) a few weeks ago . Great views of the very imposing Tobacco Warehouse facing it , looks like a third to half are in the process of renovation ( very expensive mind ).
Very impressive buildings.

 

[Ferguson1878]

was funny how this one used to be in the middle of all moody night rise flats

 

[Ferguson1878]

think it’s only bootle baths that’s been missed off the list

 

[trueblue84]

is that the card player boss that

Yeah, but he's actually buried underneath it, not inside and holding a deck of cards, as the myth goes.