Inside the Otterspool café

‘Otterspool House’ the once grand home of “John Moss” stood In what is now Otterspool park, South Liverpool. The house was demolished in 1931, leaving stone steps and the raised stone terrace that we see today as the only clues that such a house existed. The house was originally built alongside the “Otters Pool”, a tidal creek where the sunken field opposite is today. The Otters Pool was fed from the ancient River Jordan that flows from Sefton Park Lake and out into the River Mersey.

The Old Octagonal Café in Otterspool Park, where the house of John Moss once stood

On that raised stone terrace where the grand house once stood, is the old Octagonal Café building, which has sadly been disused for many years. Those of a more senior age, may remember the children’s television series “Why Don’t You” being filmed here during the 1980’s. I personally also remember having ice cream’s from the café here too, when I was a child.

Sadly, this small but attractive, building has lain empty for many years and is now quite dilapidated, being at the mercy of vandals. Whilst the café building may not be a historically important building, it would be nice to see it saved and given a new lease of life, before it collapses or gets burned to the ground. You can see it was once an attractive & well constructed building in its day.

Whilst walking the dog, I passed by the café as I often do, only to find that the building had been broken into. Two of its doors and the security panelling had been ripped off to gain access. This has sadly revealed the ruined state of it’s interior. There are still visible signs of the building’s past when it was a Café.

I didn’t stay inside too long though to take more pictures for fear of what dust maybe inside…