New Everton Stadium

[Bedfordblue]

Isn't the museum going in the pumphouse? (both Everton AND the dock history?)

 

[Johnnytotal]

The water of Nelsons dock will be be dyed blue on the 1st game at BMD.

Along with the Mersey itself...just think of St Patrick's day in USA.

I've bought the dye already and did a dummy run last year further up the River.

You all owe me £2 each

 

[Librarian]

I think it's slated to be a "cultural centre".

The Everton museum has been mooted to be going in-stadium. I dont know if that works. How does the Anfield one work do we know?

It’s an orange lodge I think

 

[trueblue84]

I'm not sure if you're right on the available space once the stadium and it's extended footprint are in place. That mega-store might have to be less than mega. And what about a museum? Fundamental this.

Everton could buy all the properties on regent road from the stadium gates to Costco and it wouldn't cost what it would cost to fill in a dock.

 

[mahermi1]

We were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off

Classic.

 

[Lee Smith]

No mate, that's just a renovated pump house. Way too small.

That's a great feature though.

I always thought the pump house was quite small, until about a week ago when I saw a video of the BMD site taken from the water treatment plant, and was surprised at how large the pump house actually was. It isn’t just the pump tower, there’s also a large one storey section to it hidden on the west side, which itself is around 5000 square feet. I think it would be much larger inside than many people realise

 

[Davideeyore]

I always thought the pump house was quite small, until about a week ago when I saw a video of the BMD site taken from the water treatment plant, and was surprised at how large the pump house actually was. It isn’t just the pump tower, there’s also a large one storey section to it hidden on the west side, which itself is around 5000 square feet. I think it would be much larger inside than many people realise

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It's not quite a church, but I imagine it will probably cater for the social aspect at St Lukes, programme selling, memorabilia, hopefully anyway.

 

[arch stanton]

It's not quite a church, but I imagine it will probably cater for the social aspect at St Lukes, programme selling, redemption, singing weird songs and chanting with a bit too much latin

?

 

[Exeter_Gently]

Sould definitely be a stand named after Southall or at the very least a statue outside.

Absolutely criminal how he's been brushed to the side because he's been critical on Kenwrong. Utter travesty.

 

[davek]

I always thought the pump house was quite small, until about a week ago when I saw a video of the BMD site taken from the water treatment plant, and was surprised at how large the pump house actually was. It isn’t just the pump tower, there’s also a large one storey section to it hidden on the west side, which itself is around 5000 square feet. I think it would be much larger inside than many people realise

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Yeah, good find mate. That area looks significant. They must be employing some experts for that. It looks absolutely decrepit.

I dont think I've ever heard of plans (rather than speculation) from the club that they'll turn that into a club museum though. Much more likely that they'll go a for a Spurs type in-stadium museum. They announced a museum addition pretty late on in the build.

 

[davek]

Everton could buy all the properties on regent road from the stadium gates to Costco and it wouldn't cost what it would cost to fill in a dock.

Keeping it all on the dock would be contiguous though. It would also make sure that no development got a foothold next to the stadium that the club wouldn't want there. I mean, having a scrap yard outside Goodison for years wasn't a great look was it?

 

[davek]

I think it is going to be a museum with parts dedicated to the history of the dock and Everton too. I'd imagine it's a lot bigger than you think.

More likely to be a visitor centre. As @Davideeyore said above like St Lukes.

 

[tommye]

Keeping it all on the dock would be contiguous though. It would also make sure that no development got a foothold next to the stadium that the club wouldn't want there. I mean, having a scrap yard outside Goodison for years wasn't a great look was it?

Did it ever stop you going the match?

 

[davek]

Did it ever stop you going the match?

That's not the point. The point is that it denied Everton space to be able to build and it made the ground shabby looking from Walton Lane.

Do we want a different kind of hindrance and nuisance at the docks?

 

[Stephen Gibson]

Planning doc regarding pump house. Exhibition / cultural centre it seems.