Great Britain The Wellington Rooms, Liverpool - May 2021

[The_Raw]

The Wellington Rooms, also known as the Irish Centre, is a Regency building in Liverpool. The Neo-classical building was designed by architect Edmund Aikin and built in 1816 as a subscription assembly room for the Wellington Club. It was originally used by high society for assemblies, dance balls and parties. The Wellington Club was wound up in 1922. Between 1923 and 1940 it was the Embassy Club and was used for tea dances, classes and weddings. During WW2, the building became the first base for the Rodney Youth Centre though bomb damage in 1941 damaged all of the original ceilings with the exception of the ballroom. The building officially opened as Liverpool Irish Centre on 1st February 1965 hosting ceilidhs, music, and drama performances, as well as serving as a base for clubs and societies. The Irish Centre relocated in the 1990s so the Wellington Rooms have remained derelict since 1997. Plans were announced in 2016 to turn the building into a Science and Technology Hub but hardly any restoration work has taken place so far. Much of the plaster work has collapsed from the ceiling and there is major damage to the roof.

Nice to catch up with Dave W and Navilian and good to meet Urban Chemist by chance!

Cheers for looking.​

 

[Hughie]

As fantastic as it is sad. Great set of pix @The_Raw

Walked past this play summer before last but saw no way in! Great report.

 

[Lenston]

Lovely

 

[The_Raw]

As fantastic as it is sad. Great set of pix @The_Raw

Walked past this play summer before last but saw no way in! Great report.

It was sealed the first time I tried but circumstances had changed on my second visit thankfully. Shame they're leaving it to rot

 

[The_Raw]

Lovely

Cheers mate

 

[jane doe]

Beautiful both inside and out...loved your photos 😀

 

[jones-y-gog]

Absolutely goddam stunning!

 

[KPUrban_]

Very well done.

Captured a lot of details everyone else misses.

 

[The_Raw]

Beautiful both inside and out...loved your photos 😀

Thank you

Absolutely goddam stunning!

Thanks mate. It's not a bad little place

Very well done.

Captured a lot of details everyone else misses.

Cheers. I spent quite a while in there

 

[BikinGlynn]

Nicely done, I did this around the same time, it really is a stunning building.
Glad u got up the tower for the ceiling shots too lol

 

[The_Raw]

Nicely done, I did this around the same time, it really is a stunning building.
Glad u got up the tower for the ceiling shots too lol

Good opportunity to see the details up close !