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Latitude: 53.4066 / 53°24'23"N
Longitude: -2.9943 / 2°59'39"W
OS Eastings: 333995
OS Northings: 390439
OS Grid: SJ339904
Mapcode National: GBR 72N.9T
Mapcode Global: WH876.ZM9S
Plus Code: 9C5VC244+M7
Entry Name: Tower Building
Listing Date: 14 March 1975
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1360220
English Heritage Legacy ID: 359720
Also known as: Tower Buildings
ID on this website: 101360220
Location: Liverpool, Merseyside, L2
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
Tagged with: Office building
SJ 3490 SW WATER STREET
(north side)
L2
7/1337 No. 22
(Tower Building)
14.3.75.
G.V. II*
Includes 1-11 (odd) Tower Gardens. Office Building with
shopping arcade. 1906. Aubrey Thomas. 5 storeys and
atics; 3 bays and curved corner bays, 9 bays to the Strand
of 8 storeys. Steel frame with grey granite and white
faience cladding, granite ground floor. Bays divided by
polygonal turrets. All windows have mullions and are of
5:4:5 lights, those to ground floor with a 1st floor oriel
bay and balcony over a double portal of round arches.
Cornice and balustrade, balustrades to attics with scrolls.
Strand facade similar, centre and end bays with full-height
canted oriels over round-headed arches, that to left leading
to Tower Gardens, that to centre leading to arcade,
segmental headed 3-light windows. Recessed top storey with
parapet. End tower of 2 storeys, coner turrets and
parapet, centre tower octagonal of 3 storeys, corner
turrers. One of the 1st steel framed buildings in the
country.
Listing NGR: SJ3399590439
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