Another one that's been on my list for years! Decent explore nothing much inside but the architecture makes it worth it. Sadly it's looking a bit sorry for itself inside.
Access was effortless, I feel safe writing this because I've been told it's sealed again now, well I bloody hope it is can"t have this going the way of the ABC.
Anyway, here is some history, copied from http://www.hiddenliverpool.org.uk/. (sorry currently writing my dissertation so cba
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"Completed in 1816, the Wellington Rooms is a neo-classical building on Mount Pleasant which were designed by Edmund Aitkin as the assembly rooms of the Wellington Club. Now more commonly known as the Irish Centre, it was the venue for high-society balls, college dances and parties and was at the heart of Liverpool life.
The Wellington Rooms closed in the 1920's, but remained a place of entertainment, becoming the Embassy Rooms, Rodney Rooms, the Rodney Youth Centre and the Irish Centre, which many people still know the building as today. The building closed in the late 1990s, when a property developer took over the lease. Attempts were made to renovate into a boutique hotel but planning permission was refused.
The residual portion of the developer's lease passed to the Crown in early 2011. Liverpool City Council, which owns the freehold of the site, has served a number of notices on the leaseholder. The Wellington Rooms was included in the Liverpool Echo's Stop the Rot campaign. A campaign is now under way to save the building and bring it back into use, and a local design practice have undertaken work to explore new uses; Dance Liverpool's dance centre and an office, function room, restaurant and University use."
Sorry if the photos look a bit overdone, I'm still new to editing urbex shots.
Shot on Sony A6400 + E16-55
DSC00088 by Jacob Kelly, on Flickr
DSC00092 by Jacob Kelly, on Flickr
DSC00145 by Jacob Kelly, on Flickr
DSC00100 by Jacob Kelly, on Flickr
DSC00152 by Jacob Kelly, on Flickr
DSC00153 by Jacob Kelly, on Flickr
DSC00099 by Jacob Kelly, on Flickr
DSC00138 by Jacob Kelly, on Flickr
DSC00128 by Jacob Kelly, on Flickr
DSC00094 by Jacob Kelly, on Flickr
DSC00169 by Jacob Kelly, on Flickr
DSC00157 by Jacob Kelly, on Flickr
DSC00171 by Jacob Kelly, on Flickr
DSC00174 by Jacob Kelly, on Flickr
DSC00167 by Jacob Kelly, on Flickr
Cheers for looking!
Access was effortless, I feel safe writing this because I've been told it's sealed again now, well I bloody hope it is can"t have this going the way of the ABC.
Anyway, here is some history, copied from http://www.hiddenliverpool.org.uk/. (sorry currently writing my dissertation so cba
)"Completed in 1816, the Wellington Rooms is a neo-classical building on Mount Pleasant which were designed by Edmund Aitkin as the assembly rooms of the Wellington Club. Now more commonly known as the Irish Centre, it was the venue for high-society balls, college dances and parties and was at the heart of Liverpool life.
The Wellington Rooms closed in the 1920's, but remained a place of entertainment, becoming the Embassy Rooms, Rodney Rooms, the Rodney Youth Centre and the Irish Centre, which many people still know the building as today. The building closed in the late 1990s, when a property developer took over the lease. Attempts were made to renovate into a boutique hotel but planning permission was refused.
The residual portion of the developer's lease passed to the Crown in early 2011. Liverpool City Council, which owns the freehold of the site, has served a number of notices on the leaseholder. The Wellington Rooms was included in the Liverpool Echo's Stop the Rot campaign. A campaign is now under way to save the building and bring it back into use, and a local design practice have undertaken work to explore new uses; Dance Liverpool's dance centre and an office, function room, restaurant and University use."
Sorry if the photos look a bit overdone, I'm still new to editing urbex shots.
Shot on Sony A6400 + E16-55
Cheers for looking!
