I've done that In Lifts.
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I'm new here and hope this is in the correct forum. If not I'm sorry.
I noticed last week that the yhad boarded up the area around the grass and paved walkway at the pier head and began an experimental dig to the right of the central statue. This morning looking from the window on the 7th floor of the Liver buildings I noticed that they had found something some six feet down. It appears to be a large sandstone wall, that they obviously didn't know was there as several site engineers spent a few hours looking it over.
I have attached three pictures, the first from the office window and the other two from ground level -through the fence. They wouldn't let me through to take a better picture.
Does anyone have any idea what it might be ?
Hi and welcome (is it Baz?) Looks like uncovered dock wall or something like that.
The pics are great!
Kev
We have threads on simlilar digs around pier head see: Manchester Dock
There is also a pier head thread here
Hi, thanks for the welcome. Yes it is Baz -just a bit, well fancy !
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This forum is fantastic, I'm going to be spending a lot of time around here in the near future as there is so much to catch up on.
I will see if I can find out any more tomorrow and maybe get some closer pics.
Looking from the office and looking at the plans I have seen on the internet it does look as if the new 'canal' will cut across this wall.
It will be a real loss of Liverpool history if they just clear it all away to make way for more 21st century concrete sprawl.
Nice pictures. I think you'll find that the 'wall' is an abandoned Victorian sewer. I could be wrong, but there is one there in that area. It will have been built with brick walls and then local sandstone slabs used for the top. They're actually pretty solid, and have lasted well.
I have some pictures of my own to add a bit later from earlier today, although they don't show much that hasn't already been seen.
That wall looks as though it would run parallel with the canal route rather than across it, doesn't it?
Sadly its a bit of a moot point now as this was the scene around lunchtime today. The contractors had bulldozed the whole thing and now all that is left is three piles of sandstone boulders no bigger than your head.
Well at least the concrete canal will replace it and add to the concrete sprawl that is becoming liverpool
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