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Park Building (Newsham Park)
About Park Building In Liverpool's Public Newsham Park
Park Building in Newsham Park is a Grade II Listed Building in the City of Liverpool. It was designed by one of the most eminent Victoria Architects, Alfred Waterhouse.
The significance of Alfred Waterhouse in the story of the Liverpool City Region cannot be expressed vividly enough, and his importance in the national story cannot be overstated.
The United Kingdom has a glorious Waterhouse Building that is currently standing empty in the City of Liverpool. Existing in an accessible and usable state for events and tours, yet abandoned for daily purposes. It is living and breathing by a Liverpudlian architect in Liverpool, with an incredibly rich history. What does its future hold?
In this part of the Preservation Project, you will find out about the noble origins of Park Building as an Orphanage in the 1870s for the children of the Seamen who died working in one of the most important Port Cities in the world, Liverpool, and its evolution into a Hospital once social reform evolved in the 1950s.
It was originally founded as The Royal Liverpool Seamen's Orphanage.
Origins Of Park Building In Newsham Park Being Included In The Alfred Waterhouse Preservation Project
The origins of the inclusion of Park Building into The Alfred Waterhouse Preservation Project comes in the form of a catalyst, from when Peter Eric Lang of The Liverpudlian was asked to speak about the history of Newsham Park Building on BBC Radio Merseyside. Speaking about the Project, Peter, said: 'I became enamoured with Newsham Park Building and it's vividly rich past, and in turn, the breath of Waterhouse's work. Park Building truly is a tapestry, with generations of patches, a wealth of so many stories that can be woven into it. This building has been intertwined into so many people's lives and it is a part of the city's history that deserves to be cherished.'
You can listen to the interview between Peter Eric Lang and Sean Styles on BBC Sounds.