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    Default Byrom Street JMU.

    Formerly the Technical College and known to us local kids back in the 70s as the poly or polytech when we used to climb its railings for footy matches in its car park. It's main structure was built in 1957 and in fact the steel framework can be seen newly erected on the opening credits of the film 'Violent Playground' which was released by Rank in 1958. When opened, the city engineers department used its high vantage point to record images of various parts of Byrom Street which capture some of the buildings that were to be lost when Byrom Street was widened for the third time a few years later.

    From Liverpool Corporation's publication from the 1960s showing it's buildings off.




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    The Foyer and staircase.



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    Tysons cranes constructing the tall block in 1970/71 as seen from a back veranda on Lionel House. We lived in the top block, Thurlow House and the top landing, end house vantage point gave us a brilliant view of the progress of this building being constructed.



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    An evening view.



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    Some more.



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    And an aerial view of the whole site courtesy of Webb Aviation.



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    Excellent Ged!

    I'll take a couple of comparative shots later in the week.

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    Cheers Howie.
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    The foyer is now unrecognisable - shame LJMU didn't keep the Jan van der Straet 'Distillation' picture on the wall.

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    I worked on that new bit in the front mid 2005.
    Went there to see The Wild Angels,Screaming Lord Stuch and the Rock Rebellion,Gene Vincent and the House Shakers,Colonel Bagshots and Free.

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    Thanks for those early shots Ged ,very interesting they were too.
    My earliest recollections of the polytech, are visiting there on a school trip in the 70s, I didn't actually study there ,but I did eventually attend Old Swan Tech, looking back, they both had the same post war educational basic ,no frills build feel about them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ged View Post
    An evening view.

    Here's one from a couple of months ago.


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    And one from last year showing the new Tom Reilly Building.

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    The Byrom Street Tower Building prior to the re-clad and the new Tom Reilly Building appearing over the rooftops of Gerard Street.


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    Byrom Street in the 70s? Ged, maybe you can date it more accurately.

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    Brilliant those Howie. Thanks.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ged View Post
    The Foyer and staircase.

    50 years later!

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    Great contrast that Howie.
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    The view across Byrom Street from the LJMU Tower Building.



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