The Olympia is one of the most important theatre buildings in the country, let alone Liverpool.
Admittedly, it could probably do with a more caring owner.
It shouldn't have banners hanging on the frontage.
Some of the decorative stonework has fallen off in the area where the banners are.
The building on the left is the Gregson's Well, but you probably know that.
The Royal Hippodrome would have loomed over this site, but it is now a builder's yard, which is what it looks like Rimmers was.
Ferguson & Harvey were on the right, and that was definitely a builder's yard, because they took over the adjoining Hippodrome site.
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Mandy, I'm not sure what building you're interested in.
Gregson's Well is in West Derby Road, so the building next to it is 88 Low Hill.
Here's the 1968 directory entry for the end of Low Hill.
Surely there are many more derelict rows of shops in Liverpool. Why has the Echo selected the ones mentioned. Those on the L7 part of Smithdown rd surely deserve a grot mention !!!
7. Gas holder, Speke Road, Speke.
Do they mean the ones on Banks Rd Garston. I quite like those !!
Certainly south Liverpool could not do without them
Sorted I think:
11. King Edward pub, Great Howard Street, city centre.
56. Derelict garage, Queens Drive, Clubmoor.
87. Burned-out fire station, Speke Road/Banks Road, Speke.
90. Deserted tarmac triangle, Edge Lane Drive, Old Swan.
@Ged, those houses on Fountains Road had a 'Sold' sign put up recently, so I expect something will happen to them.
That top 100 list has some of my favourite buildings. I prefer to see Liverpool as it really is, rather than some phoney tarted-up City just for the snooty-set and tourists. I'll take a few pics before they are covered-up.
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