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    I do think it's one of the finest Tudoresque designs...uhhh ever? Hahaha, that was dumb but I just think it's a rather fine and fairly unsung architectural gem

    Always reminds me of the film 'A Man For All Seasons'

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jona76 View Post
    Two off the top of my head are the Pro Cathedral St Peter's on Church Road Also St Thomas Park Lane
    When was the RC Pro Cathedral, St. Nicholas, Copperas Hill, demolished? Also, does anyone know if the Metropolitan Cathedral serves as the new church for ex St. Nicks parishoners?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sloyne View Post
    When was the RC Pro Cathedral, St. Nicholas, Copperas Hill, demolished? Also, does anyone know if the Metropolitan Cathedral serves as the new church for ex St. Nicks parishoners?
    It was demolished in 1973, following closure on New Year's Day.

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    What teed me off when they cleared out St Lukes and cleaned it up, it was black, was that the clock was still stuck on I think 5:25, the time it was bombed/burned out. They took this away and put in a new clock that worked. What a totally dumb idea. Some people in Liverpoopl at times totally thick - they work in council - where you need to fail an IQ test to join.
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Teardrop Explodes View Post
    Don't you think the bell-tower would make a wonderful viewing platform/cafe terrace??
    No. St. Lukes stays as it is. Burnt out.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Waterways View Post
    No. St. Lukes stays as it is. Burnt out.
    Agreed, no better war memorial.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ChrisGeorge View Post
    Agreed, no better war memorial.

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    I third that. Leave well alone, apart from maintenance.

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    It's said that between 00:20 and 4:15am was the time when the bomb fell, the clock (from old photos) stopped at 3:36am most likey when the fire took hold in the upper part of the tower.

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    Quote Originally Posted by scouserdave View Post
    I third that. Leave well alone, apart from maintenance.
    And as a war memorial I think it was rather a sacrilege to let the artist fill it with his recent "installation" of green boats, don't you???


    Below: Installation in St. Luke's Church, Liverpool.

    http://www.liverpoolpictorial.co.uk/stlukes/index.html

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    Here is a rare picture of the interior of St Lukes Church that i used in my liverpool montage , I think it dates from the 30s and the source is unknown to me sorry

    Last edited by ChrisGeorge; 01-08-2007 at 02:54 AM. Reason: Made a separate thread for St. Peter's Church, Church Street

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    An AMAZING picture! I've never seen the inside of St Luke's when it was being used!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sloyne View Post
    When was the RC Pro Cathedral, St. Nicholas, Copperas Hill, demolished? Also, does anyone know if the Metropolitan Cathedral serves as the new church for ex St. Nicks parishoners?
    I believe the St Nicholas crypt chapel at the RC Liverpool Cathedral serves as the parish church for the area.

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    Hi all

    Several weeks ago, Scouserdave and I noticed the following on a BBC website posted by Andrew Stobart, Secretary of the Grünhaus Project:

    "Construction of a Sustainable Building from the derelict St Lukes Church on Berry Street, Liverpool, with an on line Database of Renewable Energy Technologies, plus teaching, conference & exhibition facilities. Aimed as part of Liverpool City of Culture 2008"

    Over the holiday period, I sent an email to Mr Stobart to clarify the situation, asking, "Could you please explain what do you mean by a Sustainable Building? Are there plans to put a roof on the church and put it to some use? We had thought the idea was that St. Luke's would be left as it was as a permanent memorial to the Blitz?"

    Mr Stobart has kindly replied, and the slightly edited letter reads as following. I am PM'ing Dave with the full text including phone nos. etc. I am not entirely certain what is being proposed even now despite this reply but perhaps Dave could kindly get additional clarification of what is being planned for St. Luke's Church. Thank you, Dave.

    Dear Mr George,

    Humble apologies, the BBC entry got "left" when the Grünhaus policy changed from considering St Lukes to considering other buildings in Liverpool, The BBC entry was altered on 12 April last and the mention of St Lukes removed, do not know why it is still there, see http://www.grunweb.org.uk for the present situation. We still aim to have a "sustainable" building, - one that generates/collects all it's own energy supplies, plus the "On Line Technology Database"

    May I suggest that you contact Prof Lewis Lesley, Director Grünhaus Project for more information and/or a chat on the whole subject?

    I hope to talk to Nick of the Echo soon, if Liverpool could "get it's act together" it could become a Centre of Excellence in all Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology matters. Perhaps you could put something about this on your YoLiverpool site, or tell me how I might do this.

    Incidentally the Earl of Liverpool is Grünhaus patron, and I shall be 80 next July !!. Have been involved with "Environmental matters" since 1970, on a report to National Assembly for Wales in 2002 I advocated a Wind Powered Whiskey Distillery in West Wales [first mention of whiskey in UK was in Wales c 400 AD, long before the Irish or Scots got hold of the idea !]



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    St Lukes will be open from 12-2pm May-October, the first time since the Blitz this has happened

    http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/l...name_page.html

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