2011

SJ3490 : Municipal Buildings, Dale Street, Liverpool

taken 13 years ago, near to Seacombe, Wirral, England

Municipal Buildings, Dale Street, Liverpool
Municipal Buildings, Dale Street, Liverpool
Designed by Liverpool Corporation's Surveyor, John Weightman, 1862, and altered in execution by his successor, E.R. Robson, 1867-68. "The aim was to unite the scattered offices of the expanding Corporation". Suitably grand, festooned with columns, pilasters and statues, and a centrepiece to catch the eye - a clocktower and pyramidal spire. Not being able to pin down the style, at the time The Builder described it as "Corinthianesque", not very illuminating. Grade II* listed.
To this day it is in use by Liverpool City Council.

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SJ3490, 1396 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Stephen Richards   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 27 July, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 8 April, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 3451 9064 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:24.5095N 2:59.1977W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 3446 9064
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EAST (about 90 degrees)
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