The ruins of an historic house marking the entrance to a labyrinth of tunnels under Edge Hill could be torn down as its very foundations have 'rotted beyond repair'.
The remains of the white house belonging to Regency-era businessman Joseph Williamson, the eccentric 'King of Edge Hill' who built the Williamson Tunnels between 1810 and 1840, still stands on Mason Street as a beacon for the famous tunnels, which extend beneath Grinfield Street, Smithdown Lane and Paddington.
Now the centuries-old structure faces the wrecking ball, as the Friends of Williamson Tunnels, the group dedicated to the upkeep of the tunnels, say it has become too unsafe to remain in place.
