April 26th 2010 - The Liverpool Collegiate Institution

This former school was opened on 6th January 1843. The Institution was a day school for boys - designed by Harvey Lonsdale Elmes in a neo-gothic style (architect of St Georges Hall). The building has now been renovated, after a long period of dereliction, into a series of luxury apartments designed by Urban Splash. Former pupils include Leonard Rossiter, Ted Ray, Philip Fox, Sam Kelly, ballet dancer Robert Smith, Everton footballer Brian Labone, Holly Johnson, Pete Best and not forgetting Billy 'Hold Your Plums' Butler.