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Drury House, Water Street, Liverpool
Probably 1960s, with a characteristically strong rectilinear facade, and two prominent glazed staircases. The spandrels beneath the windows are perforated like Shreddies.
Image: © Stephen Richards
Taken: 26 Jul 2011
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Tower Gardens, Liverpool
Urban canyons: surrounded by high office blocks, looking along Tower Gardens to Water Street.
Image: © Stephen McKay
Taken: 28 Jun 2011
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Drury House, Water Street
Drury House is a former office block, currently (March 2018) under conversion by property management and lettings company YPP into a residential apartment complex, to be named Gravity Residence.
Image: © Jonathan Hutchins
Taken: 31 Mar 2018
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Looking along Water Street towards The Liver Building
Image: © Basher Eyre
Taken: 31 Jul 2012
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"La Princesse" astonishes the crowds in Water Street
The arrival of this enormous mechanical spider in Liverpool, created by François Delarozière of "La Machine", is one of the major events of the European Capital of Culture year.
Image: © Bryan Pready
Taken: 6 Sep 2008
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Plaque on India Buildings
Image: © Basher Eyre
Taken: 31 Jul 2012
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Cycle contraflow on Water Street
Water Street is one-way westbound for motor traffic but has a two-way cycle lane on the northern side.
Image: © Stephen Craven
Taken: 29 Dec 2017
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Postbox in Water Street
Image: © Basher Eyre
Taken: 31 Jul 2012
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Oriel Chambers, Water Street, Liverpool
An astounding and progressive building which ought to be better known. The architect was Peter Ellis and the year 1864. It must be unlike any other building anywhere in the country of that date, e.g. see the building to the left (actually built thirty years later). In its balance of glass to wall it is quasi-Modernist. The canted oriel windows have cast-iron frames and are separated by narrow pinnacled piers. These decorative touches slightly jar with the rest of the composition. Working in this building must have been a revelation to workers used to dingy darkness. Grade I listed.
Ellis is only known to have designed one other building, round the corner in Cook Street (
Image]). Stung by criticism of this building ("a great abortion") he abandoned architecture. How sad that he didn't live to witness the accolades subsequently heaped upon it. Sometimes it takes time for innovation to be appreciated, a lesson we could do with re-learning.
Still offices, partly occupied by barristers' chambers, partly vacant.
Image: © Stephen Richards
Taken: 26 Jul 2011
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West Africa House and Wellington Buildings
West Africa House was built in the 1920s and home to the former Bank of British West Africa, hence the word BANK over the door in the near corner. It is now an apartment complex, as is the neighbouring Wellington Buildings on the right.
Image: © Jonathan Hutchins
Taken: 31 Mar 2018
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