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St Johns Beacon 7/4/08

St. John's Beacon is the name of a tower in Liverpool, built in 1968. It is 102 metres (335 ft) high, 138 metres (452 ft) above sea level, and was built as a ventilation shaft for St. John's Market however due to a new law passed on the year of completion it was never used for a ventilation shaft. Near the top of the tower was situated a revolving restaurant and on top of that a viewing platform.

The restaurant stopped rotating after the main bearings seized. The restaurant and viewing platform closed in 1977 after a fire in the St. John's shopping centre closed the entire structure for some time.^[1] The observation deck reopened later, but closed in the mid 1980s.

The tower opened as Radio City 96.7 and Magic 1548 in 2000. The outdoor observation deck which was located on the roof of the tower, was transformed into the second floor which now holds offices and conference rooms. The original floor holds the studios of Radio City 96.7 and Magic 1548 and City Talk 105.9 (a new station launched on 28th January 2008).The studios have been revamped ahead of the new station launch.

The top of the tower is now festooned with aerials. The roof is also home to the local DAB multiplex for Liverpool

Sources and further reading:-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._John's_Beacon

Liverpool Empire Theatre 7/408

Liverpool has a strong history of presenting top class productions, 2008 was no exception, pictured here are posters advertising South Pacific and fiddler on the roof.

The image just above also shows the statues of Lions outside St George's Hall, Wellington's Column, just beneath Wellington's Column is County Sessions House.

Liverpool Empire Theatre is located on Lime Street in Liverpool, England. It is the largest theatre in Liverpool, and the largest two tier theatre in the country. It is part of the William Brown Street conservation area.

It was designed by W. and T. R. Milburn and opened on March 9, 1925 and was built by Moss Empires on the site of the Royal Alexandra Theatre and Opera House, the former New Prince of Wales Theatre and Opera House.

In April 1979 Merseyside County Council bought the theatre from Moss Empires, who spent £680,000 on works in the next 2 years. It is managed by Clear Channel Entertainment (now Live Nation) and in recent years has undergone a £10.5 million regeneration.

In 2007, the theatre hosted the annual Royal Variety Performance, with Paul Potts, the winning contestant of Britain's Got Talent performing Nessun Dorma.

The theatre seats a total of 2381 audience members and puts on approximately 400 shows a year

Sources:-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool_Empire_Theatre

St George's Hall 7/4/08

A variety of angles were depicted of St George's Hall, taken from the South side of the building. The angle below depicts the main frontage of St George's Hall, a statue of Prince Albert On Horseback, the Cenotaph is depicted on St George's Hall Plateau, The Walker Art Gallery is in the far distance.

Closer Views of The South Side Of St George's Hall.

The Municipal Buildings are part of the composition above, in the distance on the image left above.

The image shows the Columns Of St George's Hall, the statue of Prince Albert is on the right. The statue in the distant left is of Benjamin Disraeli, The Earl Of Beaconsfield. The Spirit Of Liverpool statue can be seen in the distance that is situated on The Roof Of The Walker Art Gallery.

St George’s Hall History

St George’s Hall opened its doors to the public in 1854, over 10 years after it was commissioned. The foundation stone of St George's Hall was laid in 1838 to commemorate the coronation of Queen Victoria, but the actual building of the hall did not start until 1842.The building was built by two architects: Harvey Lonsdale Elmes and Charles Robert Cockerell. This was due to the death of Elmes 7 years before the completion of the building.

The idea for the hall came from Liverpool citizens who were concerned about the lack of a place for the triennial music festivals. To fund it a subscription list was set up with shares available at £25 each and by January 1837 £23,350 had been raised.
However as usual, when building work commenced it went over budget.

Sources and further reading:- http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/culture/2002/08/st_georges/history.shtml http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._George%27s_Hall%2C_Liverpool

The image above depicts the Equestrian Statue Of Queen Victoria in the centre of the image. On the left is the Cenotaph, in the background County Sessions House is depicted. Part of Wellington's Column frames the image on the right.

The Equestrian Statue Of Queen Victoria was commissioned by Liverpool Town Council as a pendant to the Equestrian Statue of Albert, Prince Consort (below)

The Cenotaph is a memorial to to citizens of Liverpool who had fallen in the first World War 1939 - 1945

County Sessions House in William Brown Street, Liverpool, England is a court building designed by F and G Holme and opened in 1884. The building is classical in style with a portico with Corinthian columns. The front of the building feature four paired columns. The pediment above the entrance bears the crest of Lancashire County Council. The interior is decorated in a very ornate style, and includes an Italian Renaissance staircase. The building is now used as offices for National Museums Liverpool.

Sources:- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_Sessions_House,_Liverpool

Equestrian Statue Of Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)

Prince Albert had married Queen Victoria in 1840. Although he became Victoria's chief political adviser and frequently offered (generally unsolicited), advice to her ministers his real achievement lay in his encouragement of the arts. Peel had placed him at The Royal Commisionon the rebuilding of the Houses Of Parliment in 1841, and the Great Exhibition of 1851 was largely Albert's own idea. The Liverpool statue is one of many monuments around the country erected to Albert at his death, the most notable being the national monument, the Albert Memorial at Kensington.

Liverpool Town Hall, Photographed from Dale St 13/4/08

St Mary's Church, Edge Hill, Liverpool & a Closer view St Mary's Church Clock , just outside City Centre 22/4/08

Princess Road Synagogue 25/4/08 & 25/5/08

Liverpool Old Hebrew Congregation

Synagogue Chambers

Princess Road, Liverpool

There are many great examples of Architecture outside the city centre, a prime example of attractions outside the City Centre is The Jewish Synagogue based in the Area Of Toxteth

Liverpool Old Hebrew Congregation is the oldest congregation in the city and its history is inextricably intertwined with that of the wider Jewish community here.

The earliest record of Jews in Liverpool was in 1753, when a synagogue was mentioned in Cumberland Street, but no mention of any members of that community has survived and the community which grew up thirty years later appeared not to have any knowledge of their predecessors.

Source and Further Reading:-http://www.princesroad.org/

St George's Hall Interior 30/4/08

Organ & Stain Glass Window, North End Of Grand Hall

Statue Of The Earl Of Derby 1799-1869.

Edward George Geoffery Smith Stanley, statesman, Born at Knowlsey Hall. Stanley was from 1822-44, Whig M.P. for, Stockbridge, Preston Windsor and North Lancs. He was Irish Secretary 1830-33 during which time he supported parliamentary reform. In 1833, as Colonial Secretary he introduced proposals to abolish slavery in the colonies, He became a member of the Conservative opposition in 1835 and was Colonial Secretary again in 1841, under Peal. He resigned in 1844 when Peel declared in favour of free trade and accepted leadership of the anti-freetraders. Stanley succeeded to hereditary earldom on the death of his father in 1851. He was Prime Minister February - December 1852, February 1858 - June 1859 and June 1866 - February 1868, whereupon he resigned through ill health. He was both a classical scholar and devotee of sport.

A depiction of Neo Classical Architecture 30/4/08

Walker Art Gallery, Old Law Courts, Nelsons Column & Steeble Fountain

Below Walker Art Gallery & County Sessions House

The Walker Art Gallery is the national gallery of the North. For 130 years it has housed Liverpool’s most outstanding art collection. Many of the gallery’s most important works have been on display in the city for nearly 200 years.

The history of the gallery and its collection reflects the people of Liverpool’s commitment to and appreciation of the arts. It also illustrates the generosity of the city’s leaders in ensuring public access to such works.

In the sources and links below you can find out more about the Walker’s long history and how it came to be one of the country’s greatest galleries.

Walker Art Gallery Sources and Further Reading:- http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/walker/history/1873-1929.asp http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/walker/history/

The Steble Fountain

The Steble fountain, in William Brown Street, Liverpool, England, is a fountain consisting of a circular basin of stone and a bronze centrepiece depicting the four seasons. It was a gift to the city from Colonel RF Steble in 1877, who was a Mayor of Liverpool. The design is by W Cunliffe.

Sources and further reading:- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steble_Fountain

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