I was excited as I walked upto the house. I've driven past this hundreds of times and always wondered what was inside, now was my chance to find out. Paula (member King John), who owns the house with her husband had opened the gates for me.
Lets start outside:
On the next photograph if you look closely, between the roof and the wall is a feature that dates back to the Norman period, when the roof would have been flat.
Lets go inside:
Here's that fireplace:
Inscription reads - 1588 'EFC'. There's an anchor on it too.
The thickness of this archway is a clue to the age of this part of the house and was where the original door was all those years ago:
Bathroom and toilet:
The bath below can also be found in Speke Hall, obviously not the same one.
Going upstairs - this stair way takes us into the space that can be seen clearly from the outside here:
div>
Look what I found in the corner, an old map of Liverpool, probably original.
The other pics can be
found here
The house seemed huge and I couldn't get over how significant this building is to the city of Liverpool, yet it
isn't listed.
Paula talked with passion about the Liverpool and the house and their plans. The tough restoration job is being done by Paula and her husband and I'm glad to say that it was purchased by the family just before a developer got their hands on it. If the developers had - I certainly wouldn't have been able to get in.
I can't thank Paula and her family enough for letting little old me inside for a pretty much free wander around, every time I turned a corner, another door was opened for me to look into and every room has a story attached!
Hope you enjoy the pictures people, the place is so special
Bookmarks