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    Martins Bank Lifts

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    Great pic Dave. I rode in them many a time on my shipping clerk rounds 1980-82 when I graduated to bossing the new underling around

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    Default 121 St James Street.

    17 January 2007.
    It isn't known exactly when this was built, but in 1936 it was the Advertising Depot of Hovis Ltd.
    I've always liked the building, and it's good to see that it's just reopened as seen here.
    The St James Cinema used to be on the right, but that went years ago.

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    Default Mersey Tunnel building.

    Near Unity / Old Hall Street.


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    Don't know what this building was built or used for but it's a little hidden gem imho, it's on the corner of Tithebarn street and Smithfield street on the opposite corner of the old Rising sun pub (now Shenanagans)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ged View Post
    Don't know what this building was built or used for but it's a little hidden gem imho, it's on the corner of Tithebarn street and Smithfield street on the opposite corner of the old Rising sun pub (now Shenanagans)
    I agree it's a very interesting building.
    It was some sort of college.
    Is that Neptune?

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    I only got around to taking a picture of that figurehead yesterday. There is also a Liver Bird crest on the side of the building and some other stone plaques...a nice ship one.

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    This 1930s church seems to have Art Deco aspects.

    I'd quite like to know who the architect was, and when exactly it was built.

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    Quote Originally Posted by wombat View Post


    This 1930s church seems to have Art Deco aspects.

    I'd quite like to know who the architect was, and when exactly it was built.

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    St Matthew's RC Church, Townsend Avenue/Queens Drive, Clubmoor. 1930.
    Architect: F X Velarde (Francis Xavier Velarde, 1897-1960).

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    Smile re St Matthew's

    Thanks, PhilipG.

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    That church tower always reminds me of minaret.

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    Smile St Matthew's Church, and Other Tales

    There's an 'archaic' quality about the style of the church that makes you think of Assyrians, Babylonians, Chaldeans, or something from ageless aeons ago, and if I'm not mistaken, this was a deliberate and clever feature of at least some art deco. I wonder what others think about this.

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    Yes, I agree. I've always noticed that about St Mathews.

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    Here's the plaques from around the Tithebarn St. building. Definitely a connection with the sea...Neptune, fish, ships, Liverbirds and the Coat of Arms.
    Considering the links Liverpool has with shipping, very few buildings have plaques/artwork like these.
    I thought it might have been offices for a shipping line or something of that nature...but I've no idea.
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    Quote Originally Posted by marky View Post
    Here's the plaques from around the Tithebarn St. building. Definitely a connection with the sea...Neptune, fish, ships, Liverbirds and the Coat of Arms.
    Considering the links Liverpool has with shipping, very few buildings have plaques/artwork like these.
    I thought it might have been offices for a shipping line or something of that nature...but I've no idea.
    It's shown as a college on the 1962 OS map.
    Unfortunately it's right on the edge of the photocopy I made, so it's only possible to read the first 2 words "City College".
    Does anybody know if that ship is supposed to be the "Queen Mary"?

    Great photos, Marky - I did snap it today, but my zoom is only 3x.
    Last edited by PhilipG; 03-04-2007 at 09:36 PM.

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