I walked down to the Tesco Metro at lunchtime to pick up some scones, and while I was there I decided to run the two addresses I was missing from Wavertree. CityStrides had already marked them as completed due to the GPS traces of previous runs getting close enough to the nodes, so I didn\u2019t officially get any extra streets today. But at least I completed them properly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hill\u2019s Place is a close hidden just off the High Street, accessible from a gap in the buildings fronting the main road. For many years it didn\u2019t even have a road sign, but the Council seems to have rectified that. I\u2019d run or driven past it hundreds of times and never noticed it, so today was the first time I entered and ran to the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After Hill\u2019s Place I crossed the road and went through the tunnel through the building opposite that takes you into Abbeymill Court. It was strange looking back through the entrance in the new-ish building back out onto the High Street to see the old buildings opposite. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
No 102 High Street has a plaque on the outside from The Wavertree Society proudly declaring this property as \u201cLiverpool\u2019s only surviving example of a Georgian bow-windowed shopfront.\u201d As such it\u2019s a Grade II listed building. In 1846 it was occupied by John Gore, a sadler. It\u2019s also been home for a cycle manufacturer, a boot dealer, an antique store, and a cobler. It\u2019s currently lovingly cared for by Raymond Jones, wood turner. You can read all about this labour of love in last year\u2019s Liverpool Echo article<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n All of the photos from this run are in a publically viewable Facebook album. <\/p>\n\n\n\n To view them click<\/a> <\/a>here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Hill\u2019s Place, Abbeymill Court<\/li>
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