A dilapidated Victorian building in Kirkdale lay in wait of rescue for 20 years before being transformed into a ‘luxury’ hotel in the heart of north Liverpool.
The Phoenix, situated on the corner of Foley Street and Kearsley Street in Kirkdale, was once home to one of the biggest bars in Liverpool in its heyday as a local pub. But the premises eventually closed and fell into a worsening state of dereliction over the course of two decades.
The 19th century building was eventually raised from the ashes and given a new lease of life when it was purchased by James Winters and Rob Edwards, two Bootle-born property developers. The pair have since ploughed £1m into the building in the hope it could rival city centre locations and draw more footfall to the north end of Liverpool.
