These images have recently been unearthed by our archives Forgotten moments inside a now lost Liverpool city centre hotel have been unearthed after decades in rare images. Today, Liverpool is home to many hotels in the city centre and beyond, which welcome thousands of tourists and locals alike every week. But through the years, some have sadly closed for good and are only remembered by certain generations.
Through the years, it was hotels the Liverpool North Western Hotel, The Moat House and the Regent Hotel that once stood proudly in the city centre. - as well as the Trials Hotel on Castle Street. The impressive Grade II-listed building was built in 1868 for the Alliance Bank and was later occupied by the North and South Wales Bank and the Midland Bank.
After the Midland Bank had relocated to the northern end of the street, the building became a new "plush hotel," the ECHO previously reported. It was converted by Liverpool businessman Wayne Rose into a bar, restaurant and a 4 star hotel, in 1986. And these rare photos, courtesy of our archives, Mirrorpix, show what inside the site looked like the year it opened.
Taken in February that year, these images have been unseen for years and show staff and customers inside the restaurant area. From original features to chandeliers dangling and how the tables were set, these photographs are bound to stir some memories for those who went to or worked at the Trials Hotel. Known as Trials Hotel due to its close proximity to the Queen E.