A quick flyover the British Red Cross building in Liverpool.
The building is actually two buildings joined together. the larger building used to be a steam powered hydraulic accumulator. This was then user to power the various cranes bridges and locks of the Liverpool docks.
The smaller building is one of the customs houses serving the Brunswick dock area. after the southern docks closed in the 1970's
the buildings were knocked together and became a second hand car showroom.
When the car show dealer closed the building fell into disrepair. In the min 90's the Bradbury foundation saved it from further decay and converted it into the building you see today.
The main teaching room has exposed brick and was part of the the original engine house. the large tower with the entrance is the old accumulator tower.
This held a vertical piston full of water. on the top of the piston was a 50 tonne weight pressing down on the water creating a head of water producing around 100psi of pressure.
A few years ago I climbed up the inside of the tower using the original ladder fitted to the inside of the tower. It was an interesting climb up a vertical ladder. Thankfully I had a rope and harness on.
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