Doorway, Mersey Tunnel

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Doorway, Mersey Tunnel

Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 5 Oct 2008

At the Sidney Street ventilation plant. A fine example of art deco which is being carefully preserved. These doors had been very recently repainted, in the original colours, to highlight the decorative detail; the modern trend would now be to paint everything one colour to get the cheapest result.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.395562
Longitude
-3.017009