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Lime Street Station

A Grade II Listed Building in Central, Liverpool

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.4072 / 53°24'25"N

Longitude: -2.9773 / 2°58'38"W

OS Eastings: 335127

OS Northings: 390483

OS Grid: SJ351904

Mapcode National: GBR 75N.YM

Mapcode Global: WH877.7MHC

Plus Code: 9C5VC24F+V3

Entry Name: Lime Street Station

Listing Date: 14 March 1975

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1293335

English Heritage Legacy ID: 359020

Also known as: Liverpool Lime Street railway station
Liverpool Lime Street station
LIV

ID on this website: 101293335

Location: Liverpool, Merseyside, L1

County: Liverpool

Electoral Ward/Division: Central

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Liverpool

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Merseyside

Church of England Parish: Liverpool Our Lady and St Nicholas

Church of England Diocese: Liverpool

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Description


SJ 3590 SW
54/686

LIME STREET, L1
Lime Street Station

14.3.75.

G.V. II

Railway sheds and facade.Begun 1867 by Francis Stevenson and
William Baker and extended by a parallel shed to the south in
1874-9. The earlier portion has a long glass roof in a graceful
curve and with a span of 219 ft, supported on double doric
columns of iron. The later portion is on square piers with a
span of 186 ft. Screen facing Lime Street is of stone; Tuscan
pilestrade; round-arched openings with architraves and keystones.
Skelhorne street entrance has Tuscan columns with dosserets and
arch braces supporting cornice (possibly of 1836 by Foster).


Listing NGR: SJ3512790483

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