BUILT in 1896, this Grade II-listed building is one of Liverpool’s oldest public libraries.
Surrounded by cursed cathedrals, graveyards and streets, each with their own horrifying stories to tell, the imposing structure with its fairytale tower in Everton is one of the Victorian Society’s most endangered sites.
Its remarkable design by prodigious architect Thomas Shelmerdine and significant contribution to Liverpool’s library service have earned it Grade II-listed status.
Tragically, the building has remained unused as a library since 1999 and completely vacant since 2006 despite two unsuccessful attempts to restore the 19th century construction.
Years of water damage and neglect have clearly taken a toll on what was once dubbed the ‘Jewel on the Hill’.
Fortunately a new, transformational project is aiming to turn the 125-year old building into a multi-purpose arts, culture, heritage and enterprise hub central to the local community.
But while the building has sat gathering dust (and who knows what else), brave urban explorers have been uncovering the haunted horrors that lie within.
And anyone with plans to renovate it probably won’t fancy a night shift after hearing what goes in the dark.
“From the second I entered this location I could instantly feel I wasn’t alone. As I walk the gothic corridors I felt uneasy, like somebody was watching me,” urban adventurer Adam Mark chillingly revealed on his channel Adam Mark Explores.
“You know when you get that feeling that you’re just not on your own, [I’m] 100 per cent getting that right now” he stutters as he works his way through the cavernous library.
As Mark for some unfathomable reason delves even deeper, he claims to have various interactions with the spirits that might just frequent the gloom.
“I’ve just heard voices, I’ve heard beeps. There’s nothing down here to fucking beep.
“I swear to God, if I hear anything else I’m gone.”
One spirit even seems to be asking Mark to leave, which prompts him to declare: “No, no, no fuck this! I’ve just seen someone poke their head around this corner.
“No, I’m not doing it, right guys I am leaving it there. We’re getting out of here.”
And if any Scousers need an excuse for not returning your overdue library books, you might just now have one.
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