Dance in the Dark by Chris Alan and Melody Anne

Whilst down in my shed (or spider filled man cave as Mrs Hunter calls it) I had a very surprising message from the office of Melody Anne, a New York Times and USA Today best selling author, wanting to use one of my photos for the cover of her latest book.

It was an offer I couldn't really refuse and I didn't.

Dance in the Dark

Wellington Rooms, Liverpool - July 2017

The Wellington Rooms, Liverpool. Also known as The Irish Centre this Grade II Listed building sits rotting despite a £121,000 grant to fix the roof which to date has clearly not been done.

Built in 1815 the property has sat empty since 1997.

Having seen the building on a BBC4 documentary back in 2016 I had desperately wanted to take a glimpse of the the inside of the building. So myself, Blacksnake and Tbolt did when the word came around.

The simple fact is that in its heyday the Wellington Rooms would have been spectacular.

Having survived the damage of  the German bombings of Liverpool in 1941 it remains to be seen in what form this building will be saved in its latest fight.