Derelict Liverpool Chapel Becomes Sanctuary for Mountain Plants

Allerton Cemetery in Liverpool, known as the resting place for notable figures like Cilla Black and Ken Dodd, is also a unique habitat for various mountain plants thriving on the weathered walls of its disused mortuary chapels. These chapels, no longer in use since 1975 and boarded up, support a range of plants such as wall rue, maidenhair spleenwort, and hart’s-tongue fern that absorb nutrients directly from the mortar and environment, creating a vertical rockery on Edwardian walls. This natural colonization highlights the resilience of flora in unexpected urban settings, contrasting with the site's historical and cultural significance. Other articles about real estate listings and architectural designs are unrelated to this main topic and thus are not included in this summary.