This was our second stop in the Merseyside area on a Saturday long ago.. well last August.
From information extracted from @grindle’s old post I see it was established in 1864 but rather than replicate this information, click that post to see all the history.
I don't think there is anything to add since then and I see no recent fires or any new scandals reported on the internet.
Having been tipped off about a bunch of squatters who were living there, we approached the building warily but fully expecting access.
The council or someone is doing a shit-load of work here, bad for my photographs, or is that a feeble attempt to keep us out?
I saw the place where @grindle managed to crawl through, but someone had stuck a big pole or something in the way. Whatever.., that was now a no-go entrance.
It’s always a good idea to look and look a little harder. Getting in was easy, and I mean very easy if you use your eyes.
Inside was the customary deathly silent atmosphere I have become accustomed to. This would have freaked me out a couple of years before, but you do get used to it.
I hoped the occupants of this baby chair were not with the squatters.
Walking through the first massive room toward the dingy corridor we heard an almighty bang from somewhere above.
'What the fuck was that?', I exclaimed to @dizzydiscovery who was looking a little tense.
So someone was up there.., but it takes more than a bang to deter us.
A turn left and we were into another large room with a stage and dodgy flooring complete with holes and extreme squishiness.
Double-backing we came across a nice canteen with chairs with no tea or coffee, just needles on the menu.
It was a tad wet in some rooms, and this is mid-summer. It must be like a swamp now.
This must have been a bar once but there was little or no beer to be seen.
Climbing some stairs we came across the squatter hang-out. Always visit during the day and they are rarely at home.
Who would want to hang out here when you can go begging in the city?
We re-traced back to the stage room and found more steps going upwards. Is this where the noise emanated from?
What was left of the religious part was quite decent. I have done a few churches and they are generally full of Satan gibberish.
The organ, as usual, did not work. I could have played something and likely would if it did.
Look at that fine architecture rotting away, and unloved.
I did not go down these back-stairs instead opting to go back the way we came.
Getting over to where the priest usually stands was a balancing act on some beams, not too difficult.
At least the windows are still intact. It is close to a row of terraced houses so they would hear any yob’s throwing bricks.
This is the easy way down.
The Institute for the Deaf & Dumb was quite sparse when it came to literature. Here’s a partially burnt book for you.
We never did track the source of the loud bang. Maybe the building itself was trying to give us a scare. It didn’t work.
Tagging @raj808 as he specifically ask me too for any Merseyside explores.
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Hey I love this stuff slobberchops. I'm slightly younger than you and from NZ, but can appreciate your witty humor, and fully remember supermarket jobs of the 80s, the music, and the general ride your bike without a helmet attitude.
I spent 2 hours looking through those crumbling houses last night.
Did you say nz?
You could be kiwi number six
Urbex is not a thing here is it...
Maybe south auck..
Where are you from, I'm wgtn
Its not exactly beatlemania is it?
Did it smell like a horses arse?
Some places do, but I don't recall this one being extra stinky.
Quite an amazing building. Makes a change to see intact windows and there's some nice features. Just sad to see another one rotting. Maybe it is being done up.
Very cool explore. Great photos as always!
Nicely done again @slobberchops
You found more evidence of squatters than I did, must be quite a little community now!
The water filled room with the duckboards, the door on the left, that was the encampment I found, is the door still locked?
Here? Too bloody wet to go there, need wellies for that!
😂
All of it, definitely 😜
I am just amazed by this post. I saw some Urban Exploration posts from grindle, and now this. Hats off guys, entering those old buildings and explore around and bringing it to us.
Oh, the poor organ, what music could it play, if worked, after seeing all the things happening inside.
We both love it, the element of danger is in the air.. and the edginess of it all appeals!
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That looks like it was a really awesome old place! How very cool. I think I would have been a little freaked out to go into that one. At least you had someone with you! Amazing stained glass on those windows. I bet they would be worth quite a bit if you could get them out.
I was a lot more tense at Mossley Manor an hour before. I think I had calmed down by the time I got here. 2/2 was a great start that day and it just got better.
Nice urbex @slobberchops
I've lived in L8 all my life and this is just round the corner from where I live, on the corner of princess avenue and Selbourne street.
Ha ha, you got more stones than I have poking around in a smackheads hangout like that. I guess though it is a good reason to always go in pairs. I wonder what went bump in the attic 😂
Doh.., we could have invaded your house and demanded coffee or something. The leather chairs were nice enough but only smack on the menu sucked.
Haha, yeah it is still a little rough in Toxteth but no where near as bad for roving smackheads as it was in the 80's and 90's.
For sure, if you're ever back in the pool msg me and I'll offer a respite from the urban exploring with some coffee and a chinwag. I might even be up for joining on easy access urbex's like this one looked to be.
Is this Toxteth? I honestly would not know.
Yup, deepest darkest Toxteth my friend. Anywhere in the L8 postcode is Toccy as we call it in this part of the world 😂 Inn the pictures of the squatters hangout you can see someone has scrawled
LLC L8on the wall. I can't remember what the LLC is for, but the L8 is definitely referring to the area.To be honest, Toxteth ain't half as rough as it used to be in the 80's and the 90's when I was growing up. There was a turf war happening in the late 90's that made the area a little hairy at times but I never felt majorly threatened walking around L8. Sometimes a little wary 😂 but never proper danger.
There was a tasty looking Jewish synagogue next to this, but it didn't look derelict enough for us to even take a look. Across that dual-carriageway was yet another church type, but the wall was a little forbidding.
I can defo help you out with reconnaissance on those two buildings you mention for potential future urbex trips 😉
The synagogue is very much in use, beutiful building but I think if you wanted to look around inside it would be fine if you asked the Rabbi. But not one for sneaking into.
I know the derelict church you mention over the road. I think it might be possible to jump the fence at the side, but it is very visible from the main road. The other thing to consider with that church is that it has been derelict for as long as I can remember... and I'm nearly 40. So I reckon it would be a risky, maybe even dangerous explore especially if you went climbing around. Having said that, there is no way to be sure of that without getting a proper look inside and it has been strongly boarded up for over ten years. I've not seen inside it as far as I can remember.
There are many other sites in Liverpool tho for urbex. One interesting one would be Newsham Park Hospital, the only thing about that place is that it is used for ghost experiences now, but I think if you went during the day you'd probably be ok. Last time I rode past though they had signs up saying there were guard dogs etc.
Another excellent explore matey, very interesting indeed.
You would have liked it, now I know you're an explorer. Have you done any lately?, there's lots in Sheffield.
I haven't mate, what with lockdown etc, although I am fairly new to exploring, I'd like to do some more, when I get the chance to lol
No beer and no satanic gibberish. Outrageous!! Demand a refund!!!:0D
Not even a trace of graffiti, I was amazed it has survived the idiots.
There must be a forcefield! Something repelling them!!
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