Finally we are seeing the demolition of this infamous Lime Street 'landmark'...
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Finally we are seeing the demolition of this infamous Lime Street 'landmark'...
OCTOBER 2008:
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JANUARY 2009:
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I was sitting on the bus the other day going past the building when a couple of ladies behind me were discussing the building. One used to work there and remembered it being a 'sick building syndrome' and was hated by the workers.
The contractors have certainly had their money's worth when it's come to the time frame of dropping the building - we needed the late Fred Dibnah to come along, saw a couple of legs off and drop it in his usual perfect manner!
Ah excellent! Finally that horrid concrete monstrosity is gone! Here's hoping that whatever is to take its place is a sight better than that!![]()
The punch and Judy cafe was like being in a trench![]()
Oh as I was young and easy in the mercy of his means,
Time held me green and dying
Though I sang in my chains like the sea.
Dylan Thomas
Passed there today - there's about five floors to go. An ugly building, which really was a blot, along with those grotty shops that have now gone too. I can't wait to see the finished product. I seem to remember that when the shops and tower was built, there was a lot of opposition, because the building would block off the view of Lime Street Station's facade. Does anyone know when this was?
ONE of Liverpool?s most controversial buildings was reduced to rubble over the weekend. Read
Pics uploaded on my site below showing it and St. John's beacon newly completed (post war b&w page) and almost down (buildings page)
Come and gone in half a generation. So much for 60s planners then.
I for one am sorry to see it knocked down.
Had my heart set on it being blown up, LOL.![]()
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I was supposed to meet my mate with the Derby tickets in the Punch and Judy cafe![]()
Oh as I was young and easy in the mercy of his means,
Time held me green and dying
Though I sang in my chains like the sea.
Dylan Thomas
That's the way to do it.
i'm sad to see this unique building go it had a completely sound structure and a lot of potential eg major refurb money has been wasted pulling it down to replace with nothing waste of a good building!
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Saw It nearly gone yesterday before visiting St Georges Hall.
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A colour pic of that taken by Peter Leeson then on the town planning is in his new book.
The architect for this building was richard seifert, and in my opinion was a brilliant design, as pointed out just a bit shabby due to lack of maintenance. It was even surveyed and told there was nothing wrong with the building and complied with all modern day health & safety issues, there was also a campaign to save it but didn't succeed. As usual the council take the easiest option by demolishing it....terrible!
http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/...4375-20793244/
btw brilliant picture!
Another Peter Leeson shot. He actually left the architects planning dept disgusted at the policies of demolishing old buildings and made the film 'us and them' as a protest about the people of Scottie Road against the town planners.
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Who gets the land ? And if they build what goes there? I would like to see a giant statue of Maggie May who they say will never walk down that street any more![]()
Oh as I was young and easy in the mercy of his means,
Time held me green and dying
Though I sang in my chains like the sea.
Dylan Thomas
Christopher T. George
Editor, Ripperologist
Editor, Loch Raven Review
http://christophertgeorge.blogspot.com/
Chris on Flickr and on MySpace
The new Amsterdam at Liverpool?
Save Liverpool Docks and Waterways - Click
Deprived of its unique dockland waters Liverpool
becomes a Venice without canals, just another city, no
longer of special interest to anyone, least of all the
tourist. Would we visit a modernised Venice of filled in
canals to view its modern museum describing
how it once was?
Giving Liverpool a full Metro - CLICK
Rapid-transit rail: Everton, Liverpool & Arena - CLICK
Save Royal Iris - Sign Petition
They said a lady of the night haunted the street around the David Lewis![]()
Last edited by Paddy; 02-06-2009 at 11:08 AM.
Oh as I was young and easy in the mercy of his means,
Time held me green and dying
Though I sang in my chains like the sea.
Dylan Thomas
Not sure but looks like it'd be something on London Road?
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