Drone footage shared with the ECHO shows inside the building as work continues
Found off Edge Lane , it was constructed in 1938 as the headquarters for the football pools empire. However, it was vacated almost 30 years ago and has cut an increasingly dilapidated figure since.
The project took a major step last week, work began to deconstruct the building's famous clock tower began. Studies identified the next stage of the project requires the demolition of the tower, which sits between the two main buildings. Drone footage sent to the ECHO by Mister Drone UK last week shows the state of the building as the tower work began. At the moment, the building appears as a shell, empty inside. However, the debris left behind has been cleared by remediation work.
“If the tower collapsed, it could not only cause severe damage to the rest of the building, but put lives at risk. Our priorities are keeping everyone safe and saving what we can of the buildings, working to minimise the amount of structure needing to be re-built.
Steve Rotheram Liverpool Combined Authority
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