Mike Packwood

Stanley Dock Tobacco Warehouse At the time of its construction this was the largest brick built building in the world. Now it's close to dereliction with only a Sunday market occupying the ground floor. Apparently the reason it hasn't been re-developed is due to the small size of its rooms and low ceilings. Designed to keep tobacco moist, its rooms are small, with very thick walls, which makes redevelopment prohibitively expensive. Seeing it slip further and further into decay is a great shame as it remains an epic building - harking back to the heyday of Liverpool as a port

Just as interesting as the dock areas of Liverpool are the now largely disused industrial areas over the water in the Wirral. Of particular interest is the Mersey Tunnel spur. The original Mersey tunnel actually has junctions under the river. One takes you off the main tunnel route and brings you up near the Liver building. The other, travelling to the Wirral takes you off the main route and comes up in the dock area. There are some pictures of the entrance below. The most surprising thing is that I don't think this spur was every used. Its looks pristine, as though it has just been built and I'm not sure that is has ever seen service.

The beach at Formby nr Liverpool, on a visit to the Red Squirrals (which are invisible!)

This is my apartment in Liverpool. Its an Urban Splash development in what used to be a school just on the edge of the city centre. Derelict for 20 years or so before it was revitalised in the early 2000's, it has a fascinating history and has become a marvelous apartment building. Much of the original interior was gutted by fire and what you see now is essentially the outside walls with a new building placed inside. It has still managed to retain much of its character though and amongst other things still has its original 1st and 2nd world war memorials to pupils killed in voth wars and each Novemeber a remembrance service is still held in the foyer. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-culture/2007/07/12/collegiate-provides-the-perfect-home-92534-19446731/