Old Liverpool Stadium - Pudsey Street - images?
Posted: 11 Dec 2014, 11:21
Anyone have any photos of the old Liverpool Stadium in Pudsey Street? Used from 1911 to around 1930? It was an old skating rink that was converted into a boxing arena that would very quickly become one of the most important in Europe -holding numerous British and World title bouts and also seeing the likes of Carpentier, Wilde, Basham, Mcvea and a host of Liverpool greats appear there over the years.
Only image I have is taken from the monument in William Brown Street towards London Road and you can clearly see the old Empire Theatre on Lime Street and, the first road on the right off London Road, the familiar and unique curved roof and design of the Stadium.
It closed in ear;ly 30s so as a cinema could be placed there - this became the Odeon and the last remains of the original building - just a wall next to Ma Egertons pub - was demolished a couple of years ago and its just a car park now. No indication of its former grand and famous use is left sadly.
Only image I have is taken from the monument in William Brown Street towards London Road and you can clearly see the old Empire Theatre on Lime Street and, the first road on the right off London Road, the familiar and unique curved roof and design of the Stadium.
It closed in ear;ly 30s so as a cinema could be placed there - this became the Odeon and the last remains of the original building - just a wall next to Ma Egertons pub - was demolished a couple of years ago and its just a car park now. No indication of its former grand and famous use is left sadly.