Littlewoods Pools Building, Edge Lane, Liverpool, England UK

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The Littlewoods Pools Building, Edge Lane is a real Liverpool landmark.

This art-deco building was the headquarters of the Littlewoods Pools company. In its heyday this building held thousands of workers but since the decline in popularity of "doing the pools" the listed building now lies empty, possibly awaiting conversion to apartment. Another victim of the national Lottery. The other was Littlewood's bitter rival, Vernons.

A Liverpool Echo Newspaper Article earlier this year, in May 2012 suggested this iconic building could face demolition if a new use for it cannot be found.

"The huge art-deco complex has been empty for more than a decade and several attempts to regenerate it have failed to get off the ground. The council will now meet with the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) to discuss a strategy for a number of sites along Edge Lane.

Sources told the ECHO that the land occupied by the 1930s Littlewoods building, next to Liverpool Innovation Park, will be high on the agenda.

While the HCA said an unnamed developer was keen to put forward proposals, it added there was “limited time” to fund the refurbishment of the building and no formal agreement had been reached.

Cllr Malcolm Kennedy, cabinet member for regeneration, today said he wanted to secure a future for the landmark building.

Heritage experts also said it was surprising the building had never been given listed status, but a new use could be found for the site if its most iconic elements could be saved."

Cllr Kennedy said: “We are looking at all sites up the Edge Lane corridor, including the innovation park, and there will be a concentrated effort between the two organisations.

“The Littlewoods building is not listed, although there have been attempts to do so.

“We would want to keep it because it is quite an iconic building – a Liverpool landmark. But it is going to be a struggle because the building is deteriorating quickly.”

Read more: Liverpool Echo www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2012/05...

This was a shot taken on Kodak Infra Red Film around 1994 and was a winner in the Mersey River Festival that was organised by the now defunct Merseyside Development Corporation. This was set up by Tory MP Michael Hestletine after the riots of 1981 in the city.

I worked for Littlewoods in The JM Centre, Old Hall Street Liverpool between 1986 & 1989. Unfortunately I never visited this site. Due to the security needed, it was authorised persons only.

(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - tone@Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Liverpool / Edge Hill (show map)

Taken on: May 1, 1994

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Camera: Canon EOS 50D, f/8.0, 1/13 sec, 50mm, ISO 125 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 50D
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.077 sec (1/13)
Focal Length:	50mm
ISO:	125
Exposure Bias:	-2/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:	Auto
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS5 Windows
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