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Wellesley Road, LIVERPOOL, L8 3SU

For almost 400 years this little sandstone chapel has stood at the bottom of Park Rd near the junction with Dingle Lane. Toxteth was once a magnificent forest where King John created a Royal park of 2,000 acres where he and his knights could hunt deer and wild boar.

The old Gaumont cinema stands lifeless in background

Founded in 1880, The Belvedere School is an independent school for girls. It is one of the twenty-five schools of the Girls' Day School Trust, which has, since its foundation in 1872, provided a high quality education for girls. Early pupils were among the first women to go to university and enter the professions. As pupil numbers increased neighbouring houses were acquired until it consisted of four converted houses (many original features are still retained) but a purpose built classroom block was added in the 1960's and more recently a fully equipped sports hall.

It is no longer in use, and it is always difficult to find alternative uses for buildings such as this. It is a significant local landmark.

Dingle station on a branchline of the Overhead Railway opened on 21/12/1896 and was closed 30/12/1956, the overhead structure of the railway being dismantled soon after but leaving behind this one station which although the platforms have been demolished, the ticket office and half mile of tunnel still exists today. The Overhead belied its name at this southern terminus, passengers new to Dingle no doubt wondering why they had to descend steps and a subway to gain the platforms of an elevated railway.