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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