Here we show our collection of photographs
sent to us by members old and new in an attempt to capture the spirit
of the Florrie whilst keeping an eye firmly on the target for the
future.
Editors
note:Pictures are copyright to Merseyside Museums and individual
contributors. Copies(for personal use only): right-click on the
photo and save to your hard disk.
The Florrie circa 1890
Front Door 1890
The Florrie now
The Hall
...and the Hall in October 2004....
The Gym, circa 1890
Gymnasts in the Florrie Gym,
1935
The inscription on the
Plaque reads:
The
Buildng was erected in the year 1889 by Bernard Hall, West Indian
Merchant and once Mayor of this city, in memory of his daugher Florence,
who died in Paris in the year 1887 aged 22, in the hope that it
might prove an acceptable place of recreation and instruction for
the poor and working boys of this district of the city.
