Former Royal Insurance, North John Street, Liverpool
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Former Royal Insurance, North John Street, Liverpool
Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: 27 Jul 2011
Mightily impressive Baroque, its blocky forms and vertical accents, notably the main gold-domed tower, conveying loftiness and grandeur. The building is actually long and thin, but one doesn't get that impression. One of the earliest steel frames in the country is clad in grey granite and Portland stone. By James F. Doyle, 1896-1903. Richard Norman Shaw was cited as "advisory architect", but, Pevsner comments, "his contribution is unclear" (the turrets appear to owe something to him, e.g. Image]). Grade II* listed. Having fallen into dereliction in recent years, a plan has recently been approved to convert it to a hotel.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.40748
Longitude
-2.989464