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29th January 2006
The Forge straddled either side of the south end of Grafton Street, separated by Sefton Street
and Horsfall Street, it was spread over three sites in all. The
different parts were connected by tunnels.
This view is of
the South Yard, off Horsfall Street and taken from that street, looking towards
the old gasometers shown on the map.
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The original two gasometers look to
have been replaced
with this single one but Marky has visited in June 2006 and tells me that the other gasometer is still there
but behind the wall...it rises up and
down according to the level of gas...when I visited it must have
been empty
From this viewpoint, the order would be (looking straight ahead):
The large brown wall, then the rising tank, then the blue rigid tank shown here.
This yard is currently being developed and it now looks nothing like this
picture. A LARGE tunnel underneath the yard has been excavated (this
can
be seen from Sefton street). This tunnel was full of rubble for
years. A large portion of the yard (most of the right hand side of this
picture) has been dug out for foundations. To the left of the yard I
apparently missed what looks like a series of small casements dug under Grafton Street.
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The
Mersey Forge - South Yard