Wallasey Town Hall

This civic building as seen from the Mersey with its stone steps leading up to its grand entrance, is actually Wallasey Town Hall. It’s an odd location for a public building that isn’t in the centre of town, but the developers wanted to add to the river’s landscape to encourage people to come over and visit. In fact, because they were that desperate to attract people from the city they actually built the building back to front so its best side would only be seen from the promenade and the river rather than from the town itself. As most of the town’s business came from the river, it also made sense for its administrative hub to be centred in this area rather than the surrounding cottages. Nevertheless, to the residents of Wallasey, it must seem as if their backwards councillors have turned on them, centering their priorities elsewhere while blocking their view of the river.