The three blocks of Eldon Grove were opened by Liverpool City Council in
1912 as "labourers' dwellings" and, for generations, they served one of
the most vibrant communities of old Liverpool.
It was the address which brought the style of grand people into the lives of Liverpool's poor.
They could lean over the elegant balconies in their flat caps and shawls and admire the dark timbers stretching along the white paint.
In the distance, the hooters on the docks sounded and the cranes groaned, but their homes looked like those pretty Tudor cottages you could see on chocolate box lids.
And, if you listened carefully, you could hear the flush of water inside. That was what made the tenants of Eldon Grove the toffs of the neighbourhood. They had baths with hot water taps and toilets with chain.
The flats eventually became student accommodation, their condition deteriorated and were to become empty.The historic site was given grade II-listed status in 1993.
Development work to restore the buildings started and the plan was to also build 8 mock Tudor houses on the old asphalt playground, that fronts Eldon Grove and separates it from Bevington Street.
After securing sales for a few of the new apartments,the developers eventually ran out of money and the site has declined rapidly since.
Its an interesting site to visit,it has a strange but pleasant feel.Its sad to see such unique buildings left to rot and eventually no doubt will be demolised.It is situated in the Vauxhall area of Liverpool.
Visited with Georgie and The Cat Crept In.
It was the address which brought the style of grand people into the lives of Liverpool's poor.
They could lean over the elegant balconies in their flat caps and shawls and admire the dark timbers stretching along the white paint.
In the distance, the hooters on the docks sounded and the cranes groaned, but their homes looked like those pretty Tudor cottages you could see on chocolate box lids.
And, if you listened carefully, you could hear the flush of water inside. That was what made the tenants of Eldon Grove the toffs of the neighbourhood. They had baths with hot water taps and toilets with chain.
The flats eventually became student accommodation, their condition deteriorated and were to become empty.The historic site was given grade II-listed status in 1993.
Development work to restore the buildings started and the plan was to also build 8 mock Tudor houses on the old asphalt playground, that fronts Eldon Grove and separates it from Bevington Street.
After securing sales for a few of the new apartments,the developers eventually ran out of money and the site has declined rapidly since.
Its an interesting site to visit,it has a strange but pleasant feel.Its sad to see such unique buildings left to rot and eventually no doubt will be demolised.It is situated in the Vauxhall area of Liverpool.
Visited with Georgie and The Cat Crept In.
A shame they have been left to deteriorate to this! I used to sit in my pram,while my brother played footie there!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the reply,must bring good memories back for you.
ReplyDeletei lived in the grove untill i 4. it was my nans flat and we lived with her
ReplyDeleteI lived in Eldon Grove when I went to Liverpool Poly back in the early 90's. I was the last one to be relocated out of the flats in 1993 when I moved to alternative accommodation in Upper Parliament Street.
ReplyDeleteHave these now been demolished ?
ReplyDeleteNo - just read that they are being refurbished as early as 2015, great news for a change !
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ReplyDeleteI lived in 46 Eldon grove from my birth in 1951 to 1972 although we had baths they were in the back kitchen with a wooden lid on them not in a bathroom and hot water heated by the fire so if there was no fire no hot water also the toilet was outside in the back yard
ReplyDeleteHi Ann, this was obviously sometime ago now but I’m trolling the Internet doing family history. My father‘s parents and grandmother were in number 46. I’m suspecting from when they opened but they were still definitely there in 1939. I know Nora my great grandma Eventually moved in with my dad and his parents in Stirling Avenue in Crosby.. So the family in number 46 then Wood John Sawyers and Nora Sawyers knee Dennehy and Nora‘s mother Margaret I believe they had three children firstly my grandad William, then another Margaret and then sadly John who died about 20 from what Dad said and I’ve since seen my name is now Kathryn Jones. It would be terribly interesting to find out any more you know and whether or not you moved in after the Sawyers left, I think John died quite early. Or whether you’re actually related to Margaret.
DeleteWhat a beautiful job they have done now :) A Happy Ending.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.smartnewhomes.com/new-homes/details/43197079?search_identifier=ee12f0e7f100049149b40db4e22900d1&image=4#Q1ozYqCgjdys2r63.97
They haven't done anything, they are rotting away and it's very sad to see
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ReplyDeleteJust came here it’s abandoned!!!
ReplyDeleteThe frame still there tho