By G. F. Lyster, 1878. Former Hydraulic Engine house, accumulator tower and chimney. Brick with stone dressings, slate roof. Engine house has gable with louvre. Round chimney on square base has machicolated cap to north. Lower part of accumulator tower to south.
Albert Dock opened to shipping on 30 July 1846. Until the end of the 19th century it primarily used to unload and store goods from the Far East, India and America, while railroad iron, salt and coal were exported. Today it contains shopping arcades and the Maritime Museum.
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Britannia and Atlantic Pavilion by Jesse Hartley, 1841-45. Iron frame and brick with stone dressings, iron clad roof. 5 storeys, L-plan building, 47 bays to Gower Street with 1st 4 bays recessed. 2 recesses of 9 x 6 bays; 55 bays to west facade with 3 recesses of 9 x 5 bays. Façade to dock has recessed ground floor with Doric colonnade of iron columns (2 granite columns to angle) above granite rubble dock wall. Quoins and top parapet. Segmental-headed windows. 2 entrances to Gower Street have granite gate piers.
Atlantic Pavilion (left) of similar design and 17 bays. Has war damage at north end corner.
Albert Dock is one of the earliest enclosed docks in the world and is a complete example of the type.
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Built 1852. Brick with stone dressings, slate roof. 3 storeys, 3 bays. Windows have gauged brick flat arches and are sashed with glazing bars. Central entrance has gauged brick flat arch and stone plaque above. Wooden cornice on stone corbels. Hipped roof. Now part of the Merseyside Maritime Museum.
The Piermaster's House was originally built for the Piermaster and his family. The Piermaster was responsible for ensuring the safe passage of ships.
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Sir Arnold Thornely, 1903-07. Reinforced concrete frame with Portland stone cladding construction. Edwardian Baroque. Basement and five storeys, 13 bays wide with canted corner bays, 11-bay returns. Second and third floors recessed behind attached Ionic colonnade with entablature and central open pediment containing bulls eye and dolphins, at ends round open pediments containing attic window. Entrance in recess with keystone and pediment, flanked by statues with ships in cornucopias over. End towers with tall glazed drums and coupled Ionic columns supporting domes. Central dome on two-stage drum, first stage with Ionic colonnade.
In 1898 the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board (MDHB) decided to close down and infill George’s Dock, which was located on Pier Head today, although the MDHB opted to keep the southern section so that they could build a new central headquarters for the company. Renowned local architect Alfred Waterhouse (appropriately named) judged the competition for the design and Sir Arnold Thornely won. He is also known for designing Stormont, Belfast (1932).
Along with the neighbouring Royal Liver Building and Cunard Building, it is one of Liverpool's Three Graces, which line the city's waterfront. It is also part of Liverpool's formerly UNESCO-designated World Heritage Maritime Mercantile City. This is the oldest of the buildings.
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By Willink and Thicknesse, 1913-16. Reinforced concrete frame with Portland stone cladding construction. 6 storeys, 9 bays, 17-bay returns. Ground floor and end bays with rustication. Ground floor battered with round-headed windows the centre bay projecting for the entrance, with carved animals as finials. 2nd floor windows have stone balustraded balconies. 3rd floor windows have cornices on brackets. Frieze above 4th floor. Top floor enriched with shields and drapery between windows, moulded frieze on modillion cornice. Plain top parapet. Other façades similarly treated.
The building was headquarters of the Cunard Line and home to Cunard's passenger facilities for trans-Atlantic journeys departing from Liverpool. Many famous ships were developed and designed at the Cunard Building, including the RMS Queen Mary, the Queen Elizabeth and the QE2.
Along with the neighbouring Royal Liver Building and Port of Liverpool Building it is one of Liverpool's Three Graces, which line the city's waterfront. It is also part of Liverpool's former UNESCO designated World Heritage, the Maritime Mercantile City.
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