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A nice quartet of early C19th houses tucked away to the north of Falkner Square. The doorcases are arranged so as to make the group symmetrical. Grade II listed. Liverpool's Georgian quarter was laid out by John Foster senior, the Corporation Surveyor, in 1800. He established an attractive network of wide streets which were later filled with handsome brick terraces, mainly of three-storey houses of two or three bays with doorcases of varying styles and windows with painted wedge lintels. Cavalier treatment of the area by the city council for many decades, resulting in the demolition of many listed Georgian buildings, some of which were owned by the council itself, has been reversed over the last decade or so, and Liverpool can still boast one of the most outstanding arrays of Georgian buildings anywhere in the country.

A stately terrace of three-bay houses built c1830. Two have retained their balconies. Grade II listed. Liverpool's Georgian quarter was laid out by John Foster senior, the Corporation Surveyor, in 1800. He established an attractive network of wide streets which were later filled with handsome brick terraces, mainly of three-storey houses of two or three bays with doorcases of varying styles and windows with painted wedge lintels. Cavalier treatment of the area by the city council for many decades, resulting in the demolition of many listed Georgian buildings, some of which were owned by the council itself, has been reversed over the last decade or so, and Liverpool can still boast one of the most outstanding arrays of Georgian buildings anywhere in the country.

Falkner Square is one of the oldest public open spaces in Liverpool and is named after Edward Falkner of Fairfield who, at the age of 28, became Sheriff of Lancashire following a successful career in the army. Falkner later invested in land and property and in the 1820's built a square of elegant town houses surrounding a private park on the outskirts of the city. This became known as Falkner's Folly as for some years many of the houses stood empty because it was considered too far out of town and transport up the hill was difficult. Eventually the square became fashionable but the houses and garden deteriorated in the 1970's as the area became rundown. Both houses and gardens have now been restored, the gardens are accessible to the public and are a popular place for students and workers from the University on sunny days.

The neatly maintained Falkner Square Gardens in Liverpool.

This terrace is broken up by canted bays, strict Georgian regularity having dissipated. Built c1840, perhaps to the designs of William Culshaw. Grade II listed.

A good uniform early C19th terrace, although the first few houses are two bays wide while the rest have three bays each. Round-arched doorcases (Image]). Grade II listed. Liverpool's Georgian quarter was laid out by John Foster senior, the Corporation Surveyor, in 1800. He established an attractive network of wide streets which were later filled with handsome brick terraces, mainly of three-storey houses of two or three bays with doorcases of varying styles and windows with painted wedge lintels. Cavalier treatment of the area by the city council for many decades, resulting in the demolition of many listed Georgian buildings, some of which were owned by the council itself, has been reversed over the last decade or so, and Liverpool can still boast one of the most outstanding arrays of Georgian buildings anywhere in the country.

Example of one of the radial fanlights found on this terrace: Image

Good early C19th houses with pilastered doorcases and iron balconies. Grade II listed. Liverpool's Georgian quarter was laid out by John Foster senior, the Corporation Surveyor, in 1800. He established an attractive network of wide streets which were later filled with handsome brick terraces, mainly of three-storey houses of two or three bays with doorcases of varying styles and windows with painted wedge lintels. Cavalier treatment of the area by the city council for many decades, resulting in the demolition of many listed Georgian buildings, some of which were owned by the council itself, has been reversed over the last decade or so, and Liverpool can still boast one of the most outstanding arrays of Georgian buildings anywhere in the country.