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According to the account of a 19th-century Liverpool antiquarian, James Stonehouse, these houses were eccentric in design and "of the strangest description" without any rational plans. The ground behind them dropped sharply, and in order to provide large gardens Williamson built arched terraces over which the gardens could be extended.
From 1861, Liverpool banned the construction of back-to-back houses. [3] The last surviving back-to-back court houses are in Pembroke Place, then known as Watkinson Terrace, with just two surviving houses in a former court of eight, now used as a rear shop extension. [5] Historic maps show how the arrangement used to be, compared to the present ...
Church House (1885), Hanover Street by Walter Aubrey Thomas built to house the Central Institute of the Mersey Mission to Seaman and a temperance public house; [132] The former Eye and Ear Hospital (1878–80), Myrtle Street by C.O. Ellison, in an old English style, [124] also in Myrtle Street and by C.O. Ellison is the former Sheltering Home ...
The Mersey Railway, opened in 1886, incorporated the world's first tunnel under a tidal estuary [120] and the world's first deep-level underground stations (Liverpool James Street railway station). Liverpool was the first city outside London to be chosen to have an official Blue plaque and now has the largest number outside London [121]
In 1907, the Royal Liver Group had over 6,000 employees. Given the need for larger premises, the company approved the construction of a new head office. The building was designed by Walter Aubrey Thomas; the foundation stone was laid on 11 May 1908 and just 3 years later, on 19 July 1911, the building was officially opened by Lord Sheffield. [5]
Of the listed buildings in Liverpool, 105 are classified as Grade II* listed [2] and are recognised as being particularly important with more than special architectural or historic interest. Of these, 46 are located within the L1, L2 and L3 postcodes, which cover the city centre of Liverpool. The following list provides information on all the ...
Woolton Hall is a former country house located in Woolton, a suburb of Liverpool, England.Built in 1704 and extensively renovated in 1772 by the influential architect Robert Adam, the building is praised as the finest example of Adam's work in the North of England.
The value of Liverpool's architecture and design was recognised in 2004, when several areas throughout the city were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Known as the Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City , the sites were added in recognition of the city's role in the development of International trade and docking technology. [ 10 ]