Municipal Buildings is former council facility that is being converted into a hotel, on

Dale Street Dale Street is a thoroughfare in Liverpool, England, in the Commercial Centre conservation area. The street together with Castle Street, Old Hall Street, Victoria Street and Water Street are the main commercial streets and occupy an area of ...

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 populat ...

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. It is a Grade II*

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History

The building was built by the town council to accommodate the growing number of administrative staff. Work was started in 1862 by Liverpool Corporation surveyor John Weightman, and finished by Edward Robert Robson in 1868. The building was put up for sale by the council in 2016 as it was deemed "surplus to requirements" and too expensive to run and maintain. In January 2016, it was announced that Singapore-based property developer Fragrance Group had bought the building and were planning on turning it into a 4-star hotel. The remaining 640 council staff currently working in the building were moved to other offices within the city ahead of the sale. Work began in autumn 2020. The project is worth £40 million, and involves the creation of a four storey extension at the back of the building, allowing the facility to have a pool, spa, gym and space for 179 suites for guests.

Architecture

The building has three storeys and is built of stone with a lead roof. The design of the building was influenced by both

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and

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. Around the balcony are sixteen

sandstone Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains. Sandstones comprise about 20–25% of all sedimentary rocks. Most sandstone is composed of quartz or feldspar (both silicates ...

figures representing the arts, sciences and industries of Liverpool. In the centre of the building is the tower, with its balconies, clocks and five bells. The four quarter bells are hung for English-style Change Ringing. A two-stage pyramidal spire is situated on the top the tower.

Gallery of Statues

File:DS1 Europe.jpg, Europe, Dale Street front File:DS10 America.jpg, America, Dale Street front File:DS2 Asia.jpg, Asia, Dale Street front File:DS9 Africa.jpg, Africa, Dale Street front File:DS3 Produce.jpg, Agriculture, Dale Street front File:DS4 Manufacture.jpg, Manufacturing, Dale Street front File:DS5 Cotton.jpg, Cotton, Dale Street front File:DS6 Navigation.jpg, Navigation, Dale Street front File:DS7 Astronomy.jpg, Astronomy, Dale Street front File:DS8 Trade.jpg, Trade, Dale Street front File:STS1 Literature.jpg, Literature, Sir Thomas Street front File:STS2 Music.jpg, Music, Sir Thomas Street front File:STS3 Art.jpg, Art, Sir Thomas Street front File:STS4 Architecture.jpg, Architecture, Sir Thomas Street front File:CS1 Engineering.jpg, Engineering, Crosshall Street front File:CS2 Building.jpg, Building, Crosshall Street front File:CS3 Electricity.jpg, Electricity, Crosshall Street front File:CS4 Medicine.jpg, Medicine, Crosshall Street front

References

External links

PictureWalking Book
{{Liverpool B&S Government buildings completed in 1868 Grade II* listed government buildings Grade II* listed buildings in Liverpool City and town halls in Merseyside Liverpool City Council 1868 establishments in England

History

Architecture

Gallery of Statues

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