A ‘fan zone’ opposite Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium has been torn down after several controversies including a licensing row with the council.
The Holy Trinity marquee was set to open on the site of Terry’s Timber and according to quotes in the Liverpool Echo, it was backed by Bootle’s Reform candidate and owner of Liverpool FC-themed Jurgen’s Bar in the city centre, Gary Hincks.
The 1,500-capacity venue secured an alcohol licence earlier in the year but the families of Everton’s Holy Trinity – Howard Kendall, Colin Harvey and Alan Ball – were not approached for permission to use their name.
The venue was issued with a stop order by Liverpool City Council after work began on the site before a planning application was submitted and the Echo reported the council was reconsidering the venue’s licence six months after originally granting it.
The site has now been completely stripped and was empty for the club’s most recent game against Fulham.
The owner of the proposed bar does have one alternative venue at the site of the stadium. Bramley Social has opened in a warehouse next to the Terrys Timber yard. The venue says it is: “Your new social for before and after the game right facing The Hill Dickinson Stadium.
“Come and join us for Live Entertainment pre & post game, food trucks, outdoor terrace area plus much more coming soon.”
The venue includes food trucks and says it will also hold non-football events including Oktoberfest and other festivals. The Bramley Moore Social has teamed up with the Bus Yard, the popular pop up bar and street food vendor that opens on Crosby Beach during the summer months.
The Bramley Moore Social was not without controversy itself. In August a licence for the venue was denied because of fears over the warehouse’s safety. Council officers expressed concern a licence application had been made before they had seen a planning application.
The application has now been made and it says the plans were to: “To carry out external and internal alterations to existing warehouse in connection with a change of use to entertainment and hospitality venue for food and beverage consumption.”
The Liverpool City Council planning portal does not list its decision on the application, which was made in June.