College of Technology and museum extension, Liverpool 2

The College of Technology and Museum Extension in Byrom Street,

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, was built between 1896 and 1901, the architect was Edward William Mountford. The building was constructed to provide a new College of Technology and an extension to the museum. The college occupied the lower levels and the museum the upper levels. Bomb damage led to some reconstruction work in the 1960s. The building is Grade II* listed. The lower levels were taken over by

Liverpool Polytechnic , mottoeng = Fortune favours the bold , established = 1823 – Liverpool Mechanics' School of Arts1992 – Liverpool John Moores University , type = Public , endowment = , coor ...

and its successor Liverpool John Moores University. Initially, they held the engineering department but were subsequently split between the Sports Science and Computing Services departments, being home to the University's DEC and

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computers. More recently, during the transformation of

Liverpool Museum World Museum is a large museum in Liverpool, England which has extensive collections covering archaeology, ethnology and the natural and physical sciences. Special attractions include the Natural History Centre and a planetarium. Entry to the ...

into

World Museum Liverpool World Museum is a large museum in Liverpool, England which has extensive collections covering archaeology, ethnology and the natural and physical sciences. Special attractions include the Natural History Centre and a planetarium. Entry to the ...

, the museum acquired the remainder of the building which now houses its research department.

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* https://web.archive.org/web/20050507040103/http://www.liverpoolpictorial.co.uk/liverpoolphotographs/museum.html * https://web.archive.org/web/20050409221232/http://www.liverpoolworldheritage.com/williambrownstreet.asp Grade II* listed buildings in Liverpool Grade II* listed museum buildings Museums in Liverpool {{Merseyside-struct-stub

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