Former Pearl Assurance Building, St John's Lane, Liverpool
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Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: 26 Jul 2011
By Alfred Waterhouse, 1896-98. In a characteristically Victorian way, the main accent is a tower, here octagonal and crowned by a spire. The ground floor is granite, brown stone above, with decorative gables and lots of tracery. Grade II listed. There is now a pub at ground floor.