Bank of England Building, Liverpool
53°24′22″N 2°59′26″W / 53.4062°N 2.9905°W
| Bank of England Building | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical |
| Location | 31 Castle Street |
| Town or city | Liverpool |
| Country |  England |
| Construction started | 1845 |
| Completed | 1848 |
| Client | Bank of England |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Charles Robert Cockerell |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Designated | 28 June 1952 |
| Reference no. | 1205904[1] |
The Bank of England Building is a
.History
The Bank of England first decided to open premises on Castle Street, Liverpool in 1826, which helped establish the area as the city's financial centre.[2]
The present building was designed by Charles Robert Cockerell and built in a Neoclassical style between 1845 and 1848.[3] The building was constructed as one of three branch banks for the Bank of England in the mid-19th century.[4]
The building was used entirely by the bank and did not contain any lettable space to other businesses, which were being fast established in the district. Subsequently, Cockerell built a similar building in Cook Street for this purpose. It was demolished in 1959.[2]
Architecture
The building combines several neoclassical architectural styles, including
The front of the building held accommodation for the bank's agent, accessible from Union Court. The sub-agent had a similar layout at the rear.[2]
Despite only being three
See also
References
- ^ a b Historic England. "Bank of England (1205904)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ a b c Built on Commerce - Liverpool's Central Business District. English Heritage (Report). pp. 36, 39. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ Hughes, Quentin (1999). Liverpool: City of Architecture. Bluecoat Press.
- ^ a b Liverpool City Council (2005). Maritime Mercantile City Liverpool. Liverpool University Press.
- ^ a b c Sharples, Joseph (2004). Pevsner Architectural Guides: Liverpool. Yale University Press.
External links
Media related to Bank of England, Liverpool at Wikimedia Commons- Bank of England on Viewfinder
