16 Cook Street, Liverpool
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16 Cook Street, Liverpool
Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: 27 Jul 2011
Another remarkable building by Peter Ellis, or, more accurately, the other remarkable building since he designed only this and the better-known Image The balance of glass to wall prefigures Modernism (compare with its neighbour and contemporary, Image]). Working in this building must have been a revelation to workers used to dingy darkness. A narrow facade composed of three arches, the central one crowned by an obelisk. Built c1868. Grade II* listed. Stung by criticism of Oriel Chambers ("a great abortion") Ellis abandoned architecture. How sad that he didn't live to witness the accolades subsequently heaped upon his work. Sometimes it takes time for innovation to be appreciated, a lesson we could do with re-learning.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.406224
Longitude
-2.989134