'The Blackie' (now reborn as The Black-E), the Great George's Community Cultural Project- is a community arts venue housed in a former Congregational Church, an architectural landmark in the heart of Liverpool’s Chinatown. It was established in 1968 as Britain’s first community arts project and hosts playgroups, community groups, and a cultural programme of arts workshops, youth projects, residencies, performances and exhibitions with the emphasis on cultural diversity and shared experience. It is open 362 days a year from 10am - midnight. Games- artist-led, multi-culturally inspired and disabled-friendly- have been played at the Blackie since it began. Visit their website to learn more...

Even though the building was cleaned years ago, the place remains to local people as 'The Blackie'. The debris in the foreground was a product of the urban clearances shown in this photograph...