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Cooperage Close, LIVERPOOL, L8 6XH

View northward, towards Liverpool Central; former Cheshire Lines (CLC). The view is from the footbridge from Grafton Street to Herculaneum station on the Liverpool Overhead Railway (closed in 1956). The Depot was situated in an extraordinarily cramped site beside the CLC line from Liverpool Central, which here came out briefly from the sequence of smoky tunnels that led into the terminus, to serve also the large Brunswick Goods Station and where since March 1998 there has been a new station on the Merseyrail Northern Line. Like other CLC Depots, Brunswick employed entirely LNER locomotives (41 in 1947), but after Nationlisation it was taken over by the London Midland Region (Edge Hill District, coded 8E) and in 1950 22 of the 40 engines were LMS types). Here, ex-GC D9 4-4-0 No. 2314 is moving away from the coaling stage, probably to work an express to Manchester Central.

A dusk view looking toward the Mersey (if the gasholder were a bit lower)

Corn Street is a wonderful example of what can be done when Toxteth terraces are cared for instead of being demolished. There has been a mill in this part of Toxteth for centuries as the name of this terrace off Mill Street suggests, in fact there is still a flour mill here today. This is the right side of the street taken from Mill Street. Corn Street is immediately adjacent to the South End Mills the boundary of which forms part of the lefthand side of the street.

The Florence Institute, Mill Street was built by Sir Bernard Hall, (1812-1890), a West Indies merchant, Alderman and former Mayor of Liverpool (1879/80). His daughter, Florence, died tragically at the age of 22 and her father built this boy’s club as a memorial to her, at his sole expense, as a focal point for the local youth who lived in the tough dock-side area of Liverpool. Opening in 1890, for a hundred years "The Florrie" as it is affectionately known by locals, served the young working and unemployed youth of the area, giving them a centre for recreation, opening in 1890 but now, sadly, just a shell despite pleas for funding by "The Friends of the Florrie". More info: http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/liverpool/local/TRA24611.htm

Sumptuous terracotta decoration to the entrance to this building: Image

Eat your heart out Alfred Waterhouse, this is possibly the reddest building in the country. The work of H.W. Keef, 1889. Brick and terracotta (Image]), the corner marked by a polygonal turret. Grade II listed. Built as the Florence Institute for Boys, for the recreation and education of poor working boys, not very long ago it was ruinous (Image]). Since restored, it has re-opened as a community centre, The Florrie.

Opened in 1998 by MerseyRail on its Northern line from Hunts Cross to Liverpool Central. View north towards Liverpool.