Grand Central Hall in Liverpool, England is a former Methodist church now used as accommodation for many alternative shops of the type formerly based at Quiggins, Liverpool. Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Methodist Church of Great Britain or British Methodist Church is the largest Wesleyan / Methodist body in the United Kingdom, with congregations A church building is a Building or Structure whose primary purpose is to facilitate the meeting of a church. Quiggins was home to many small 'alternative' stores that used to be housed within three linked adjacent warehouse buildings on a site between School Lane Peters Lane and College
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History
Grand Central Hall was opened in 1905 as the Central Hall of the Liverpool Wesleyan Mission,[1] replacing a former mission and Wesleyan chapel dating from 1790. The Methodist Church of Great Britain or British Methodist Church is the largest Wesleyan / Methodist body in the United Kingdom, with congregations See also Evangelism, Christianization A Christian mission has been widely defined since the Lausanne Congress of 1974 as that which A chapel is a holy place or area of Worship for Christians, which may be attached to an institution such as a large church, a College, a [2]. Built to a design by Bradshaw and Gass of Bolton,[1] the new building had a capacity of 3576 people,[2] and was also used from its opening until at least 1944 as the New Century Picture Hall cinema. Bradshaw Gass & Hope is an English firm of architects founded in 1862 by Jonas James Bradshaw (1837-1912 Bolton ( is a large town in Greater Manchester, in the North West region of England. Cinemaaustraliajpg|thumb|A movie theater in Australia ]]A movie theater, movie theatre, picture theatre or cinema is a venue [3] From 1933 to 1939 the hall was the home of the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra while the Philharmonic Hall was rebuilt following a fire. The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra based in Liverpool, England, is one of the world's oldest established Orchestras It is owned and administered Liverpool Philharmonic Hall is a Grade II* listed Concert hall located mid way along Hope Street in Liverpool, England. [2]
In 1990 the Methodists sold Central Hall. Major restoration work was undertaken in 1997/98 and from November 1998[2] to around 2000 or 2001 the building became the Barcelona bar and nightclub. A bar (also called a Pub or Tavern) is a business that serves drinks especially Alcoholic beverages such as beer liquor and mixed drinks for consumption A nightclub (or "night club" or "club" is a drinking, dancing, and entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark [4]
Current Use
After the closure of the Quiggins Centre on School Lane in 2006, a dozen of the 30 plus traders relocated to the Grand Central Hall whilst others moved on to and around Bold Street or dissolved themselves. Quiggins was home to many small 'alternative' stores that used to be housed within three linked adjacent warehouse buildings on a site between School Lane Peters Lane and College Bold Street is a street in Liverpool, England. It is famous for its cafes high street stores such as Waterstone's and Holland & Barrett, and In early 2007, Roscoe Hall on the first floor opened with many new and diverse shops.
References
- ^ a b p 285 The Buildings of England - Lancashire: Liverpool and the south-west, Richard Pollard and Nikolaus Pevsner, Yale University Press, 2006
- ^ a b c d Flickr - Central Hall, Renshaw Street, Liverpool
- ^ Nerve 10 (Spring 2007) 'Grand Central Hall' by Lis Edgar
- ^ Grand Central Hall - History
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