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Deaf Institute
Wow look at me smashing the old reports out :rofl
another classic Iv never posted but Im guessing you may of seen it before anyway.
In May 1864 the Liverpool Adult Deaf and Dumb Benevolent Society was established. It was founded by George Healey, a Deaf man. He set up the Society initially to give Deaf People equal access to the Scriptures. They started with just one room in the School for the Deaf and Dumb in Oxford Street. In 1877 the Society started a building fund. The Mayor of Liverpool then took an interest in the fund and through him her Majesty Queen Victoria made a donation of £5. In 1886 the committee got a lease from Lord Sefton for the land of Princess Avenue and Parkway. This lease was given for 2000 years.
On 16th May 1887 H.R.H Princess Louise formally opened the Institute. The building at Park Way also had the women’s room where women could go to socialise. The lecture hall was used for lectures, meetings, dances and social gatherings. The chapel in the building was used for services every Sunday at 11am and 6.30pm. In May 1931 the Society opened the George Healey memorial hall. This would be used as a men’s club where men could play snooker, chess, cards and other activities.
The Institute closed in 1986 and for the following twenty years was used as a very successful community centre for the local African Igbo community, but the poor conditions of the building and rising repair costs forced them to vacate it in 2007, and it has sat derelict ever since.
The architecture is simply stunning in this place
Is this what happens when your computer crashed?
Thanks For Looking
Wow look at me smashing the old reports out :rofl
another classic Iv never posted but Im guessing you may of seen it before anyway.
In May 1864 the Liverpool Adult Deaf and Dumb Benevolent Society was established. It was founded by George Healey, a Deaf man. He set up the Society initially to give Deaf People equal access to the Scriptures. They started with just one room in the School for the Deaf and Dumb in Oxford Street. In 1877 the Society started a building fund. The Mayor of Liverpool then took an interest in the fund and through him her Majesty Queen Victoria made a donation of £5. In 1886 the committee got a lease from Lord Sefton for the land of Princess Avenue and Parkway. This lease was given for 2000 years.
On 16th May 1887 H.R.H Princess Louise formally opened the Institute. The building at Park Way also had the women’s room where women could go to socialise. The lecture hall was used for lectures, meetings, dances and social gatherings. The chapel in the building was used for services every Sunday at 11am and 6.30pm. In May 1931 the Society opened the George Healey memorial hall. This would be used as a men’s club where men could play snooker, chess, cards and other activities.
The Institute closed in 1986 and for the following twenty years was used as a very successful community centre for the local African Igbo community, but the poor conditions of the building and rising repair costs forced them to vacate it in 2007, and it has sat derelict ever since.
The architecture is simply stunning in this place
Is this what happens when your computer crashed?
Thanks For Looking
