The Demise Of Concourse House

**Ross08** · 02-01-2009

Finally we are seeing the demolition of this infamous Lime Street 'landmark'...

OCTOBER 2008:

JANUARY 2009:

**Cyon** · 02-01-2009

I was sitting on the bus the other day going past the building when a couple of ladies behind me were discussing the building. One used to work there and remembered it being a 'sick building syndrome' and was hated by the workers.

The contractors have certainly had their money's worth when it's come to the time frame of dropping the building - we needed the late Fred Dibnah to come along, saw a couple of legs off and drop it in his usual perfect manner!

**The Dead Cat** · 02-01-2009

Ah excellent! Finally that horrid concrete monstrosity is gone! Here's hoping that whatever is to take its place is a sight better than that!

**Paddy** · 02-01-2009

The punch and Judy cafe was like being in a trench

**burkhilly** · 02-02-2009

Passed there today - there's about five floors to go. An ugly building, which really was a blot, along with those grotty shops that have now gone too. I can't wait to see the finished product. I seem to remember that when the shops and tower was built, there was a lot of opposition, because the building would block off the view of Lime Street Station's facade. Does anyone know when this was?

**irishseashipping.com** · 02-02-2009

Originally Posted by burkhilly

Passed there today - there's about five floors to go. An ugly building, which really was a blot, along with those grotty shops that have now gone too. I can't wait to see the finished product. I seem to remember that when the shops and tower was built, there was a lot of opposition, because the building would block off the view of Lime Street Station's facade. Does anyone know when this was?

Was it around 1969 - 70?

Was Concourse House ever fully let in its existance?

Always appeared to have "To Let" signs up?

Should it have been built?

John

**Kev** · 02-03-2009

ONE of Liverpool?s most controversial buildings was reduced to rubble over the weekend. Read

**Ged** · 02-03-2009

Pics uploaded on my site below showing it and St. John's beacon newly completed (post war b&w page) and almost down (buildings page)

Come and gone in half a generation. So much for 60s planners then.

**drone_pilot** · 02-03-2009

I for one am sorry to see it knocked down.

Had my heart set on it being blown up, LOL.

**gregs dad** · 02-03-2009

Going,going nearly gone 1600hours tuesday

**Paddy** · 02-03-2009

I was supposed to meet my mate with the Derby tickets in the Punch and Judy cafe

**Ged** · 02-04-2009

That's the way to do it.

**andymccabe13** · 02-05-2009

i'm sad to see this unique building go it had a completely sound structure and a lot of potential eg major refurb money has been wasted pulling it down to replace with nothing waste of a good building!

**Waterways** · 02-05-2009

Originally Posted by andymccabe13

i'm sad to see this unique building go it had a completely sound structure and a lot of potential eg major refurb money has been wasted pulling it down to replace with nothing waste of a good building!

It was a nicely designed and well proportioned building. The widows protruded giving a nice effect. I like it. It was just shabby that all, with an awful aspect a street level. All that could have easily been rectified.

**ayjaykay** · 02-05-2009

Originally Posted by Ged

Pics uploaded on my site below showing it and St. John's beacon newly completed (post war b&w page) and almost down (buildings page)

Come and gone in half a generation. So much for 60s planners then.

And here it is being built in 1967/8. This is from the 'Liverpool City Centre Plan, Progress & Strategy Report 1968'. St Johns Precinct is also under construction in the foreground.