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    ooohh i see.
    it's weird,half of me wants people to use these buildings and make them all lovely again, but the other half of me desperately wants them to be preserved as they are so people like us can go 'ahhhhh' and 'ooohhh' when we find broken lavs, and old plaques and things...

    i am torn!

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    Quote Originally Posted by shytalk View Post
    snappel, I agree, looks great. Another building with a great interior similar in style was the Precot St. police station, is that still there?
    It was, very recently.
    It was called the Bridewell.
    I'll check & take a photo if it is still there

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    Quote Originally Posted by shytalk View Post
    You are right, they own it but only use part of it from what I understand.
    Yes, that's right - they use part of it for a conference centre, part of it for lecturing/admin, and the front part is now the Brownlow Hill Group Practice (NHS).

    MissInformed - I know how you feel. I suppose it's nice if things stay original for as long as possible, but then when they have to be changed it's better to be converted than demolished. In fact, we're lucky the Infirmary has survived like this - if it had been bought by a property development company, etc, in 1994 instead of the University it would have been long since converted.

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    i know Snappel!
    I love the romance of the old buildings...it's so fabulous you doing what you do!



    The Infirmary pics remind me of the Elephant Man film. The old Victorian corridors... just amazing

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    Quote Originally Posted by MissInformed View Post
    i know Snappel!
    I love the romance of the old buildings...it's so fabulous you doing what you do!

    The Infirmary pics remind me of the Elephant Man film. The old Victorian corridors... just amazing
    They are the stuff nightmares are made of.
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    they probably are kev!
    i was just born in the wrong time i think!!

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    What will happen to all the fixtures and signs and plaques when the infirmary is converted?
    would love one of those signs!

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    aeriel pic of infirmary
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    Oh, there are worse places! Try rows of seclusion cells with thick wooden window-less doors, beds with straps, ECT machines and x-rays of skulls with holes in them...

    EDIT: I should say, other places means other hospitals, not elsewhere in the Infirmary - nothing of that kind exists there as far as I know!!

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    That could be very well what I saw, was the wheelchair there?? () I remember the hospital was split up into two sections, the section which was being redeveloped by Amec for the NHS I think it was, and the remainder of the hospital I think belonged to the university as there Security used to patrol the nurses accomodation adjacent to the hospital. There was lots of paperwork, books and letters on the floors of the wards, I found many letters from parents giving permission for the 'Surgeon' to operate on their child.

    It never occured to me at the time to take photographs before the redevelopment got underway, but I recall the architects from Amec constantly snapping away, the project manager at the time was a Mr. David Robinson of Amec Design & Management, i'm sure tucked away somewhere in their offices are plenty of photo's should they wish to share.

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    ooohhh...maybe one of us should try to contact them...

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    Ok, I've written them a letter - I'll let everyone know if/what there response is.

    Thanks again for the info GhostSearch.

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    fantastic detective work people...
    keep us informed snappel!!

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    The contract for Amec was

    The Liverpool Royal Infirmary Development - Phase 1
    Pembroke Place Liverpool L3 5JZ

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    Attached is a pic of the infirmary from LCC Archives, plus one below I took of the top.

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