Municipal Buildings, Liverpool

Municipal Buildings is municipal facility on Dale Street, Liverpool, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

Main Entrance, Dale Street

Municipal Buildings
Municipal Buildings, Dale Street
LocationDale Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England
OS grid referenceSJ 3490
Built1862-1868
Architectural style(s)Italian and French Renaissance
Governing bodyHistoric England
Listed Building – Grade II*
Designated12 July 1966
Reference no.1068281

History

The building was built by the town council to accommodate the growing number of administrative staff. Work was started in 1862 by Liverpool Corporation surveyor John Weightman, and finished by Edward Robert Robson in 1868.[1] The building was put up for sale by the council in 2016 as it was deemed "surplus to requirements" and too expensive to run and maintain.[2] The sale of the building to a Singapore-based property developer Fragrance Group was announced in January 2016. The property developers plan to turn the building into a 4 star hotel.[3] The remaining 640 council staff currently working in the building were moved to other offices within the city ahead of the sale.[4]

A planning application was formally put forward for approval in July 2018 to convert the buildings into a luxury four-star hotel.[5]

Work started on the conversion in the Autumn of 2020, including an overhaul of the existing building and the addition of a four-storey extension to rear.[6]

Architecture

The building has three storeys and is built of stone with a lead roof. The design of the building was influenced by both Italian and French Renaissance. Around the balcony are sixteen sandstone figures representing the arts, sciences and industries of Liverpool. In the centre of the building is the tower, with its balconies, clocks and five bells. The four quarter bells are hung for English-style Change Ringing. A two-stage pyramidal spire is situated on the top the tower.[7]

  • Europe, Dale Street front
  • America, Dale Street front
  • Asia, Dale Street front
  • Africa, Dale Street front
  • Agriculture, Dale Street front
  • Manufacturing, Dale Street front
  • Cotton, Dale Street front
  • Navigation, Dale Street front
  • Astronomy, Dale Street front
  • Trade, Dale Street front
  • Literature, Sir Thomas Street front
  • Music, Sir Thomas Street front
  • Art, Sir Thomas Street front
  • Architecture, Sir Thomas Street front
  • Engineering, Crosshall Street front
  • Building, Crosshall Street front
  • Electricity, Crosshall Street front
  • Medicine, Crosshall Street front

See also

References
  1. Historic England. "Municipal Buildings, Liverpool (1068281)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  2. "Liverpool City Council to sell Grade II* listed Municipal Buildings". BBC News. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  3. Houghton, Alistair (26 January 2017). "Municipal Buildings SOLD to Singapore firm". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  4. Houghton, Alistair (31 December 2016). "Remembering Liverpool's Municipal Buildings". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  5. Houghton, Alistair (1 July 2018). "Here's what new hotel in Liverpool city centre landmark could look like". liverpoolecho. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  6. Hougton, Tom. "Inside Liverpool's Municipal Building as £40m hotel transformation begins". Business Live. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  7. "Looking back at Liverpool's Municipal Buildings". Liverpool Echo. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2020.

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