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• Emerging plans to regenerate the Welsh Church on Princes Road could secure the future of one of Toxteth’s best-known landmarks.
• Applicant Audsley Holdings, which owns the Grade-II listed church, has spent approximately 18 months carrying out feasibility, design and consultation work aimed at identifying a viable long-term future for the building and surrounding site.
• The local landmark has stood vacant and derelict for decades, suffering extensive weather damage and vandalism, with large sections of its roof lost and parts of the structure requiring stabilisation.
• The emerging proposals from Audsley seek to retain, repair and sensitively adapt the church as part of a predominantly residential development designed to support the long-term regeneration of the site.
• A range of complementary uses is also being explored, including a gym, visitor centre and café. The visitor centre would pay homage to the history and contribution of Liverpool’s Welsh community, introducing a public-facing element to the development alongside the proposed new homes.

https://ymliverpool.com/new-vision-emerges-for-toxteths-historic-welsh-church/57104

🎲 What happens when historical research meets tabletop roleplaying?

Join LJMU’s Centre for Modern and Contemporary History and Handiwork Games on Tuesday 13 October for the launch of Cold City and Hot War, written and developed by LJMU historian Dr Malcom Craig.

Informed by Malcom’s research, these reimagined editions of two classic indie games draw on Cold War history, espionage fiction and post-apocalyptic storytelling to create imagined versions of modern history. They offer a creative way for players to engage with ideas explored through historical research.

Hear about the research behind the games, join the Q&A and have a go yourself!

📅 Tuesday 13 October 🕔 5pm 📍 SLB 303, LJMU

All are welcome and refreshments will be provided. Please register for catering purposes: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cold-cityhot-war-launch-event-tickets-2001155772786

Anyone seen this in South Liverpool last week? What could it be?