Behind the scenes photographs show the inner workings of the historic Royal Liver Building clocks Source: Rare pictures taken inside the world famous Royal Liver Building clock towers - Liverpool Echo … [Read more...]
Mum transforms flooded house basement into ‘dream’ bar with cinema and games room
When digging out her cellar Leah found a hidden room under mounds of earth. Source: Mum transforms flooded house basement into 'dream' bar with cinema and games room - Liverpool Echo … [Read more...]
Wavertree picture palace set to be demolished for new Lidl is saved
Campaigners are celebrating after a former cinema which was set for demolition has been recommended for listed status by Historic England.Earlier this month supermarket chain Lidl announced their intention to tear down the former Abbey Cinema building on Church Road North in Wavertree, which was deemed to be "beyond economic repair." Lidl said … [Read more...]
Lidl plans to demolish treasured cinema that inspired John Lennon
The Abbey Cinema, on Church Road North, has helped form part of the Wavertree skyline and the area's identity for decades. Source: Lidl plans to demolish treasured cinema that inspired John Lennon - Liverpool Echo … [Read more...]
Operator wanted to ‘bring the magic of the big screen’ back to former Edwardian cinema
The lost cinema first opened in 1912. Plans are progressing to bring the former Prescot Picture Palace, a landmark cinema building in the centre of Prescot town, back to life. The long-lost cinema, which first opened in 1912, was the town's first ever picture house and following its closure in 1958, the premises was used as a warehouse, bingo … [Read more...]
Eerie pictures of abandoned bingo hall with cigarette packets and playing cards still on table
The abandoned building operated as a cinema before it changed hands to a bingo hall in the 1960s. Source: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/ … [Read more...]
