William Brown Street in

Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

, is a road that is remarkable for its concentration of public buildings. It is sometimes referred to as the "Cultural Quarter". Originally known as ''Shaw's Brow'', a coaching road east from the city, it is named after William Brown, a local MP and philanthropist, who in 1860 donated land in the area for the building of a library and museum. This area gives its name as the William Brown Street

conservation area Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...

Buildings of note

The conservation area contains: *

Lime Street Station Liverpool Lime Street is a terminus railway station and the main station serving the city centre of Liverpool. Opened in August 1836, it is the oldest still-operating grand terminus mainline station in the world. A branch of the West Coast ...

* St George's Hall *

William Brown Library and Museum The William Brown Library and Museum is a Grade II* listed building situated on the historic William Brown Street in Liverpool, England. The building currently houses part of the World Museum Liverpool and Liverpool Central Library. The Will ...

— housing part of

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 ...

and part of

Liverpool Central Library Liverpool Central Library is the largest of the 22 libraries in Liverpool, England, situated in the centre of the city. History The library is located in several adjoining historic buildings on William Brown Street. Its first building was the ...

Great North Western Hotel The Radisson RED Liverpool Hotel is a historic building in Liverpool, England. It is located on the east side of Lime Street, fronting Lime Street railway station. Opened in 1871 as the North Western Hotel, it more recently served as office sp ...

Walker Art Gallery The Walker Art Gallery is an art gallery in Liverpool, which houses one of the largest art collections in England outside London. It is part of the National Museums Liverpool group. History of the Gallery The Walker Art Gallery's collection ...

Picton Reading Room and Hornby Library The Picton Reading Room and Hornby Library are two grade II* listed buildings on William Brown Street, Liverpool, England, which now form part of the Liverpool Central Library. The chairman of the William Brown Library and Museum, Sir James P ...

— part of

* County Sessions House *

College of Technology and Museum Extension The College of Technology and Museum Extension in Byrom Street, Liverpool, England, 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 extens ...

— part of

* The Wellington Memorial * The Steble Fountain * St John's Gardens *

Liverpool Empire Theatre The Liverpool Empire Theatre is a theatre on the corner of Lime Street in Liverpool, England. The playhouse, which opened in 1925, is the second one to be built on the site. It has the largest two-tier auditorium in the United Kingdom and can ...

*Entrance to Queensway Tunnel File:Lime street july 2010.jpg,

File:St George's Hall, Liverpool.JPG, St George's Hall Image:International-library.jpg,

File:World Museum Liverpool.JPG,

File:Great North Western Hotel.JPG,

Image:Walker Art Gallery Liverpool.jpg,

File:County Sessions House.JPG, County Sessions House File:Wellington Column.jpg,

Wellington's Column Wellington's Column, or the Waterloo Memorial, is a monument to the Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Duke of Wellington standing on the corner of William Brown Street and Lime Street, Liverpool, Lime Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, En ...

File:Steble Fountain.JPG, Steble Fountain File:Empire Theatre, Liverpool 2018.jpg,

File:Birkenhead Tunnel 01.jpg, Queensway Tunnel

External links

* Streets in Liverpool {{England-road-stub