The Florrie
Trailer Two
Dirt and decay is being blasted away to reveal her beauty and glory, ready for her come back. Momentum is accelerating. ”People have given much blood, sweat and tears, now we will see the rewards for all that time and effort” – Denise Devine
The Florrie
Sleeping beauty - Trailer One
The Florence Institute Documentary is a multi-platform project. It will be posted here in three separate episodes, with a total running time of 22 mins. 22 was the age at which Bernard Hall’s daughter died, and this was the core inspiration for the Florrie building to be founded.
As well as the 3 episodes (each about 7 minutes long), there will be extra bonus footage, and uncut interview rushes. This site will act as a portal to the buried stories behind the Florrie legends.
Episode One…
Currently in production
Tour of Decay…
The Florrie is a once proud Grade II listed building in the last stages of decay: the Florence Institute for Boys, know affectionately by the locals as ‘The Florrie’. When it opened, in 1889, it was the first purpose-built youth club in Britain, on the scale of a grand town hall. ‘A place of recreation and instruction for the poor and working boys of the district’, you can still read on the wall.
Follow us on our tour of the Florence Institute – and catch your last glimpse of the Florrie in decay…