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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]
Royal Liver Building, iron railings and stone piers surrounding Royal Liver Building. More images. Speke Hall: Liverpool: House: 1540–60: 28 June 1952
The building was constructed in 1906 [1] to a design by Walter Aubrey Thomas, who also designed the Royal Liver Building and Tower Buildings.It was originally symmetrical about a central turret, but the half of the building, the part extending towards North John Street, was destroyed by bombing in the Second World War. [1]
Royal Liver were then approached again by Royal London in February 2010. [4] Talks continued for some time, and the board of Royal Liver agreed the terms of a potential merger in April 2011. [5] The delegates of Royal Liver voted in favour of the merger at the AGM on 12 May 2011. [6] The transfer to Royal London was completed on 1 July 2011.
This is an office building on the site of the former Tower of Liverpool, with crenellated turrets providing a link to this. It is one of the earliest steel-framed buildings in the country, and is clad in white glazed terracotta. [4] [12] [13] II* Royal Liver Building: Pier Head, Liverpool
The three buildings are to the south of the Mann Island roadway, opposite the Port of Liverpool Building, and are numbered (from east to west) No.1, No.11 and No.15 Mann Island. No.15, next to the Museum of Liverpool , is called the Latitude building and No.11 is the Longitude building .
The building is the headquarters of the Royal Liver Friendly Society. Cunard Building, constructed between 1914 and 1916 and a grade II* listed building. It is the former headquarters of the Cunard Line shipping company. Port of Liverpool Building, built from 1903 to 1907 and also grade II* listed.
Liver Birds: Towers of the Royal Liver Building: 1911: Carl Bernard Bartels: Two statues: Bronze: More images: Liverpool, Research and The Fruits of Industry: Alfred Lewis Jones Memorial, Pier Head: 1913: George Frampton: 3 statues on base of monument: Bronze: Grade II: Q26320985 [5] [58] More images: Victory: Cunard War Memorial, Pier Head ...