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Royal Insurance Building, Queen Avenue, Liverpool

Coordinates: 53°24′24″N 2°59′25″W / 53.40679°N 2.99018°W / 53.40679; -2.99018
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Royal Insurance Building, Queen Avenue
Royal Insurance Building, Queen Avenue
Location16–18 Queen Avenue, Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Coordinates53°24′24″N 2°59′25″W / 53.40679°N 2.99018°W / 53.40679; -2.99018
Built1837-9
Built forRoyal Insurance Company
ArchitectSamuel Rowland
Listed Building – Grade II*
Designated14 March 1975
Reference no.1365827
Royal Insurance Building, Queen Avenue, Liverpool is located in Liverpool
Royal Insurance Building, Queen Avenue, Liverpool
Location in Liverpool

The Royal Insurance Building is a historic building located at Queen Avenue, Liverpool, Merseyside, England.[1] It was built as the head office of the Royal Insurance Company and was used until they moved to a building on New John Street in 1903.

Architecture

Ashlar, 3 storeys, 5 bays wide, forward break centre. Ground floor has fluted Doric columns with bold entablature. 1st and 2nd floors have tetrastyle Ionic portico and parapet. Sash windows with architraves, some glazing bars. Later granite centre entrance. Very rich interior, with 4 Corinthian columns in hall with rich capitals, and pilasters. Ceiling in coffered panels with egg and dart mouldings, and richly ornamented centre and side panels; very rich frieze and cornice.

See also

References

  1. ^ "ROYAL INSURANCE BUILDING, Liverpool - 1365827 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2020.