Birkdale School for the Deaf - Southport - Early 2010

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Brief history:

The school for the deaf dumb and mute as it was then known was originally located at Oxford Road. It opened in 1839 and then in 1948 was moved to its current site at Lancaster Road. The site was originally set up as a boarding school for boys in 1904 called 'Terra Nova'. Prior to being used as a school for the deaf I believe it was used during the second world war for offices.
It closed for good on 23rd July 2003. This school was famous world-wide for specialising in teaching the deaf and its students came from far and wide to live and study there. Such was the positive impact this school had on their lives that there's a site for registered alumni and even ones who studied decades ago post and share their memories with their old classmates.

External
http://i324.photobucket.com/albums/k356/Broughtonboy2008/12-1.jpg

Hall
http://i324.photobucket.com/albums/k356/Broughtonboy2008/3-19.jpg

What looked a bit like a mini chapel
http://i324.photobucket.com/albums/k356/Broughtonboy2008/2-18.jpg

Corri
http://i324.photobucket.com/albums/k356/Broughtonboy2008/11-4.jpg

http://i324.photobucket.com/albums/k356/Broughtonboy2008/1-21.jpg

Pool :thumb
http://i324.photobucket.com/albums/k356/Broughtonboy2008/10-5.jpg

Locker Room
http://i324.photobucket.com/albums/k356/Broughtonboy2008/5-14.jpg

http://i324.photobucket.com/albums/k356/Broughtonboy2008/9-5.jpg

Labs
http://i324.photobucket.com/albums/k356/Broughtonboy2008/4-15.jpg

Going Up
http://i324.photobucket.com/albums/k356/Broughtonboy2008/6-14.jpg

Behind the scenes
http://i324.photobucket.com/albums/k356/Broughtonboy2008/7-12.jpg

Clock Mechanism
http://i324.photobucket.com/albums/k356/Broughtonboy2008/8-11.jpg

Thats your lot folks :)