Royal Insurance Building, Queen Avenue, Liverpool
The Royal Insurance Building is a historic building located at Queen Avenue, Liverpool, Merseyside, England.[1] It was built as the head office of the Royal Insurance Company and was used until they moved to a building on New John Street in 1903.
| Royal Insurance Building, Queen Avenue | |
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 Royal Insurance Building, Queen Avenue | |
| Location | 16–18 Queen Avenue, Liverpool, Merseyside, England |
| Coordinates | 53°24′24″N 2°59′25″W |
| Built | 1837-9 |
| Built for | Royal Insurance Company |
| Architect | Samuel Rowland |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Designated | 14 March 1975 |
| Reference no. | 1365827 |
  Location in Liverpool | |
Architecture
Ashlar, 3 storeys, 5 bays wide, forward break centre. Ground floor has fluted Doric columns with bold entablature. 1st and 2nd floors have tetrastyle Ionic portico and parapet. Sash windows with architraves, some glazing bars. Later granite centre entrance. Very rich interior, with 4 Corinthian columns in hall with rich capitals, and pilasters. Ceiling in coffered panels with egg and dart mouldings, and richly ornamented centre and side panels; very rich frieze and cornice.
References
- "ROYAL INSURANCE BUILDING, Liverpool - 1365827 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
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