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Latitude: 53.6463 / 53°38'46"N
Longitude: -3.0098 / 3°0'35"W
OS Eastings: 333342
OS Northings: 417122
OS Grid: SD333171
Mapcode National: GBR 7VF8.5M
Mapcode Global: WH861.QMY0
Plus Code: 9C5RJXWR+G3
Entry Name: Royal Buildings with Attached Verandah
Listing Date: 15 November 1972
Last Amended: 29 July 1999
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1379608
English Heritage Legacy ID: 478999
ID on this website: 101379608
Location: Southport, Sefton, Merseyside, PR8
County: Sefton
Electoral Ward/Division: Duke's
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Southport
Traditional County: Lancashire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Merseyside
Church of England Parish: Southport Christ Church
Church of England Diocese: Liverpool
Tagged with: Architectural structure
SOUTHPORT
SD3317SW LORD STREET
664-1/11/61 (West side)
15/11/72 Nos.127-133 (Odd)
Royal Buildings with attached
verandah
(Formerly Listed as:
LORD STREET
(West side)
Nos.127-133 (Odd))
GV II
Commercial building with attached verandah. Dated 1883 in
pediment. Sandstone ashlar, slate roof; verandah of cast-iron
and glass. Classical style. Parallelogram plan.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys; 8-window range. Symmetrical; with
pilasters, sill bands to both upper floors and a band below
the upper of these lettered: ROYAL BUILDINGS. Moulded cornice
with blocking course and wide pediment to the centre.
The ground floor has shop fronts protected by an elaborate
5-bay verandah with cast-iron columns, foliated brackets, a
lettered frieze and a shallow gabled centre with arched
stained glass overlight lettered: T.R.HIGHTON. Flanking bays
have gabled open-work cresting.
Both upper floors have round-headed windows in pairs, those at
first floor linked by a moulded impost band carried across as
dentilled transoms. The pediment contains a large roundel
flanked by carving including the date 1883. Gable chimneys,
that to the left cut down.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
Forms group with Nos 137-141 (qv) adjoining to the right.
Listing NGR: SD3334217122
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