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Municipal BuildingDesigner: John Weightman Municipal Buildings were built in 1860-6 to the designs of the Corporation Surveyor, John Weightman. This large building is a mixture of Italian and French Renaissance styles with symmetrical French pavilion roofs, in the centre of which is a tower with a curiously shaped spire. It has a wrought-iron balcony half-way down which has been described as a 'skirt popped over the head and not allowed to settle into its proper place'. The interior is dominated by the Rates Hall which is worth visiting. The giant Corinthian columns and pilasters have different designs to all the capitals which is a Gothic rather than Renaissance conception. There are additionally sixteen allegorical figures at the second floor level. The figures range in subject from the continents 'Africa' and 'Europe' (on the Dale Street elevation), Agriculture, Engineering and Astronomy on the (on the Dale Street elevation), to Industry and the Arts on the Crosshall Street elevation. The back of the property was destroyed in the Second World war leaving a dull brick elevation and car park. Use the pull-down menu below to access information on a specific building in Liverpool. |
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