Then & Now 1957*- 2021 Fazakerley New Hall clock tower, Liverpool. The central feature of a model village built in 1889 for the West Derby Union as a colony to provide accommodation for around 600 children from the West Derby Workhouse. Most would be orphans or rejected children, and would perform unpaid labour in return for their keep and food. The clock tower would ensure all residents could maintain punctuality and also provided an assembly hall where the village could congregate. By the time of the photograph the 'poor law' act had been abolished in 1948 and by the mid 60's the village no longer housed any children. It fell into increased dereliction until work began in the last 5 years to convert the buildings into modern offices and units for a variety of different companies. The Grade II listed clock tower will be one of the final buildings to reach completion. *The archive image is undated, however the trees did not reach this maturity until similar photographs were taken in 1957. The exact vantage point is no longer possible due to parking and landscaping on the avenue