Williamson Art Gallery and Museum

A Grade II Listed Building in Oxton, Wirral

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Latitude: 53.3847 / 53°23'4"N

Longitude: -3.0399 / 3°2'23"W

OS Eastings: 330929

OS Northings: 388041

OS Grid: SJ309880

Mapcode National: GBR 7Y69.ND

Mapcode Global: WH87D.86P2

Plus Code: 9C5R9XM6+V2

Entry Name: Williamson Art Gallery and Museum

Listing Date: 10 August 1992

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1282541

English Heritage Legacy ID: 389353

ID on this website: 101282541

Location: Oxton, Wirral, Merseyside, CH43

County: Wirral

Electoral Ward/Division: Oxton

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Birkenhead

Traditional County: Cheshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Merseyside

Church of England Parish: Birkenhead Christ Church

Church of England Diocese: Chester

Tagged with: Art museum Local authority museum

Description

BIRKENHEAD

SJ3088 SLATEY ROAD, Claughton 789-1/10/206 (East side) Williamson Art Gallery and Museum

GV II

Art gallery and museum. 1928. By Leonard Hannaford and Herbert Thearle. Brick with stone dressings, part-glazed low pitched roof. Single-storeyed, built around 2 internal courtyards. Neo-Georgian style. Entrance front to Slatey Road with advanced entrance towards centre: paired Corinthian columns flank double doors in stone architrave, "Williamson Art Gallery and Museum" inscribed in the cornice above. Flanking bays marked by large brick-work panels with rusticated brick frieze below stone cornice, and brick quoins at angles. Paired Corinthian pilasters each side of recessed round arched window towards the right. Centre of elevation to Ball's Road slightly advanced and marked by 6 Corinthian pilasters under cornice with paterae. Between the pilasters, expressed round arched blind niches, 2 with abstract reliefs. Stone plinth and cornice throughout. The building is almost entirely windowless, relying on top-lighting into the galleries which are arranged on the corridor principal.

Listing NGR: SJ3092988041

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