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Walker Art GalleryDesigner: HH Vale Designed by HH Vale in 1882, the gallery has been described as probably the least impressive of the civic buildings on William Brown Street, but important nevertheless as a constituent of the impressive composition that makes up the remarkable coherent whole. The faŤade consists of 'a rather pompous Roman temple', with a portico of free-standing Corinthian columns. It was enlarged in 1822 by Cornelius Sherlock and Sir Arnold Thornley designed a rear extension which was completed in 1931.Staues of Raphael and Michelangelo (by Warrington Wood) are positioned each side of the entrance. Local historic events are portrayed in the friezes on the building, and the figure above the portico is not Britannia (as commonly thought) but Liverpool personified as a majestic matron wearing a civic crown wreathed in laurel leaves. She holds a ships propeller in her left hand and a trident in her right. The entire cost of the building was borne by Alderman Andrew Barclay Walker, a brewer. Use the pull-down menu below to access information on a specific building in Liverpool. |
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