Step inside the beautiful Grade II listed Lyceum – the stunning building that dominates the bottom end of Bold Street in Liverpool city centre.

Built between 1800 and 1802, the site has a colourful history – with past uses including a library, a bar and a post office.

Most of the building now lies unoccupied, with only the Co-op bank currently on-site.

Locked away behind security fencing the huge chambers of the spectacular building host a series of fascinating features.

From classical-style paintings adorning the walls and ceilings to beautiful balconies, the building is steeped in history and grandeur.

But while a huge chandelier proudly hangs from its spectacular entrance hall, the building’s more recent history also shines through.

The artwork and booths of Prohibition lie shrouded in dust and darkness, with the unused venue now spookily watched over by the gangsters adorning the newspaper front pages celebrated in its decor.

While the basement bar now lies unused, other relics of the building’s more mundane history survive untouched upstairs.

A huge safe and the corkboards and signage of offices belie its Post Office days – celebrated in golden letters marking its 1990 opening in the giant banking hall.

Panther Securities, the company that owns the building, is seeking new tenants and millionaire boss and UKIP donor Andrew Perloff believes it would “provide a marvellous flagship store for a restaurateur or retailer”.