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Port of Liverpool Building

Designer: Arnold Thornley with Briggs and Wolstenholme
Built: 1907
Location: Pierhead

(Mersey Docks and Harbour Board Company building)Designed in 1907 by Arnold Thornley, in collaboration with Briggs and Wolstenholme this is an impressive symmetrical building in the style of a renaissance palace with cupola topped towers at towers at the corners and in the centre a large classical dome, topping a high drum. It is has been suggested that the design for this was borrowed from a competition design for the Anglican Cathedral competition by Professor Reilly in 1902. The interior is well worth a visit.

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Top left: Port of Liverpool Building seen from the waterfront.
Top right: Statue in front of the Port of Liverpool Building.
Bottom left: Central dome of the Port of Liverpool Building.
Bottom right: Mersey Docks and Harbour Board crest on the gates.


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