St George's Hall displays a massive wall of Corinthian columns that run the entire length of its eastern facade. Built in the mid-nineteenth century, it served as a multifunctional venue for both the city’s assize courts and its grand…
Victorian St George Quarter
Walk among the grandest neoclassical buildings and monuments in Liverpool, showcasing the sheer ambition and wealth of the 19th-century Second City of the Empire.
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1. St George's Hall
2. North Western Hall
The North Western Hall is defined by its sweeping, curved facade of red brick and terracotta that hugs the corner of Lime Street. Completed in eighteen seventy-one, it served as a grand hotel for passengers stepping off trains at Lime…
3. Wellington's Column
Wellington’s Column stands one hundred and thirty-two feet tall, topped by a bronze statue of the Duke of Wellington looking toward the Irish Sea. Built between eighteen sixty-one and eighteen sixty-three, the fluted column commemorates…
4. Steble Fountain
The Steble Fountain features eight bronze mythological figures that stand in a circle around a central tiered structure. This cast iron monument arrived in William Brown Street in eighteen seventy-nine as a gift from Lieutenant Colonel…
5. Walker Art Gallery
The Walker Art Gallery holds a facade of imposing Corinthian columns topped by stone statues of celebrated artists like Raphael and Michelangelo. It opened in eighteen seventy-seven, funded by Andrew Barclay Walker, a local brewer who…
6. Central Library
The Liverpool Central Library is identified by a stark contrast between its weathered nineteenth century stone facade and the sweeping, modern glass rotunda that pulls inward from the street. This building houses the archives of a city…
7. World Museum
The World Museum in Liverpool features a grand, five-story facade topped by a stone pediment depicting figures of science and art. It opened in eighteen fifty-one as the Derby Museum, named after the thirteenth Earl of Derby, who donated…