Ventilating station, North John Street, Liverpool
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Ventilating station, North John Street, Liverpool
Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: 26 Jul 2011
Pevsner calls it a "windowless cliff", but there is a bit more to it than that. There is an Art Deco-ish zigzag frieze at the top of the main block, whose facade is broken up by panels of slanting verticals. What a lot of trouble to go to for such a utilitarian building. Architects, in this case Herbert Rowse, 1931-34, and engineers have interestingly exploited the opportunities presented by the Mersey Tunnel. Grade II listed.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.406851
Longitude
-2.989449