TA Centre in Toxteth?

[Tockeyhead]

There was an abandoned building not long ago on High Park street but is now flattened, I remember a Royal Engineers badge on the building so i thought it could have been a TA Centre. Does anyone know about this building?.

[PhilipG]

There was an abandoned building not long ago on High Park street but is now flattened, I remember a Royal Engineers badge on the building so i thought it could have been a TA Centre. Does anyone know about this building?.

Do you mean Upper Warwick Street?
Just before Prince's Road, near Claribel Street?
It was a TA Centre (a Drill Hall).
It was called Crawford House, and in the 1980s, I got the impression it was a place where they did courses.
I even heard that the Florence Institute from Mill Street moved there.
Sorry to be rather vague.
There is a new building on the site, but I don't know what it's supposed to be.

[Steven]

The only one I know around here was the one in Warwick street. It was a training centre for the T.A.

We use to call them the S.A.S (Saturday's and Sundays mob)

[marky]

Re: Crawford House
A couple of years ago I heard of plans to refurbish the building, but keep the facade. I went up to take a picture, but nothing was left of the original building and the framework of the new building was being erected.
I have one of those Council magazines that mentions the plans and an artists impression...I'll have to dig it out.
I think the it ran Y.O.P. training schemes in its' later years.
Didn't the cadets from the Irish Guards train in that building in the 1970s ?
There is a website for the new building...
http://www.crawfordhouse.org.uk/building.htm

[marky]

Here's the architects impression of Crawford House from a Council magazine (issue 5, Summer 03).

[PhilipG]

Thanks Marky.
I've not seen that before.
It's a great reminder of what it used to look like, seeing that I never got round to taking photos.
Is the new building in use yet?
It all seems very quiet whenever I pass.

[marky]

It's in use...you sometimes see people sitting down, with their backs to the windows.
It's a pity they didn't keep the original balcony, as was planned.

[verdi]

The buildfing is some sort of centre for the muslim community, with some shop outlets inside. The stone emblem that was on the outside of the building is now incorporated in the brickwork inside.

[ChrisGeorge]

Here's the architects impression of Crawford House from a Council magazine (issue 5, Summer 03).

Thanks, Marky. The facade of the building -- which unfortunately, as you have reported, was swept away -- reminds me of the similar facade of the Territorial Army HQ on Mather Avenue, Allerton, as I remember it. Maybe they were built at the same time. I suspect so.

All the best

Chris

[Ged]

There's one on Aigburth Road too very similar.

[ChrisGeorge]

There's one on Aigburth Road too very similar.

Aye, you're right, Ged. Thanks for reminding me.

Chris

[marky]

Former Drill hall, Upper Warwick Street. This is the only pic I took of this in January 2003. The Florence Institute ran training courses here (until the very early 1990s?). Although the new building retains the same name, and the door openings look similar, take it from me there was nothing left standing of this building.
Toxteth.net has some directories online for Upper Warwick Street. I've seen similar buildings around...dark brown brick, with white/cream trim.
There is an even older Drill-hall in the area, still standing...the garage at the corner with Windsor Street. It's been a garage for as long as I can remember, though.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25632502@N00/978519254/

[Waterways]

Former Drill hall, Upper Warwick Street. This is the only pic I took of this in January 2003. The Florence Institute ran training courses here (until the very early 1990s?). Although the new building retains the same name, and the door openings look similar, take it from me there was nothing left standing of this building.
Toxteth.net has some directories online for Upper Warwick Street. I've seen similar buildings around...dark brown brick, with white/cream trim.
There is an even older Drill-hall in the area, still standing...the garage at the corner with Windsor Street. It's been a garage for as long as I can remember, though.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25632502@N00/978519254/

Not always a garage at the corner of Windsor St. Calor Gas had the site in the 70/80s. A part of it was a showroom for appliances. Previously it was a garage and also a part was showroom too. I think it was a main dealer so sold new cars - hazy on this.

[phredd]

Can we all give a welcome back home to those Soldiers, Men & Lady's of 208 Fld Hosp RAMC who have just returned from HELLman.

WELCOME HOME

Fred (In Arduis Fidelis).

[Ged]

Yes, Welcome Home 208 ers.

My mate's wife is now in Afghanistan and when she's back he's due out there next July.