Archbishop Blanch School (Paddington) - Pre Demolition Walk Around

Archbishop Blanch School was a Church of England secondary school for girls located in Liverpool, England. The school is named after Baron Stuart Blanch who was Bishop of Liverpool from 1966 to 1975, and Archbishop of York from 1975 to 1983. Archbishop Blanch School was formed in September 1981 from the amalgamation of two grammar schools, St Edmund's College (a direct grant grammar school) and Liverpool Girls' College. In 1993, the school moved to a site vacated by Paddington Comprehensive School at Mount Vernon, before moving to its current purpose built site in September 2015 in Earle Rd, Toxteth. Amongst former students is - Jean Alexander, actress who played Hilda Ogden on Coronation Street. Kim Cattrall (briefly), actress Janice Long, former Radio 1 presenter from 1982-2006 and presented Top of the Pops (1966–73) Heidi Thomas, screenplay writer who writes the television period drama Call the Midwife; married to Stephen McGann I was granted permission to go around and get some photo's and video of the site before it was demolished, shortly after this was taken.