Port of Liverpool Building

E89941

The Port of Liverpool Building is an iconic Edwardian Baroque office building on Liverpool's waterfront, renowned as one of the city's "Three Graces" and a symbol of its maritime heritage.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Edwardian Baroque architecture
Grade II* listed building
landmark
office building
architect Arnold Thornely
Edward A. Ould NERFINISHED
F. B. Hobbs
George L. Grayson NERFINISHED
architecturalFeature central dome
colonnaded upper storeys
corner pavilions
rusticated base
architecturalStyle Baroque Revival
surface form: "Edwardian Baroque"
cityCouncilArea Liverpool City Council
completionDate 1907
constructionStartDate 1903
country United Kingdom
currentUse commercial space
offices
floorCount approximately 10
hasView Liverpool docks
surface form: "Liverpool waterfront"

River Mersey
height approximately 67 metres
heritageDesignation Grade II* listed building
UNESCO World Heritage Site component (former)
inception 1907
locatedAtStreet Pier Head
locatedIn England
Liverpool
Merseyside
locatedOn Liverpool docks
surface form: "Liverpool waterfront"

Pier Head
materialUsed Portland stone cladding
neighboringBuilding Cunard Building
Royal Liver Building
notableFor Edwardian Baroque façade
central dome silhouette on skyline
role in Liverpool's port administration history
openingDate 1907
originalFunction administrative offices
headquarters of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board
owner private owners
partOf Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City World Heritage Site
surface form: "Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City"

Three Graces
roofMaterial copper dome
symbolizes Liverpool's maritime heritage
Liverpool's mercantile history

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Liverpool hasLandmark Port of Liverpool Building
Pier Head hasLandmark Port of Liverpool Building
Pier Head hasStructure Port of Liverpool Building
Royal Liver Building near Port of Liverpool Building
Museum of Liverpool nearby Port of Liverpool Building
Cunard Building neighboringBuilding Port of Liverpool Building

Please wait…