Students Union (Old Part Only)
STUDENTS UNION (OLD PART ONLY), 2, BEDFORD STREET ONLY
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1068368
- Date first listed:
- 14-Mar-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Students Union (Old Part Only)
- Statutory Address:
- STUDENTS UNION (OLD PART ONLY), 2, BEDFORD STREET ONLY
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1068368
- Date first listed:
- 14-Mar-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Students Union (Old Part Only)
- Statutory Address 1:
- STUDENTS UNION (OLD PART ONLY), 2, BEDFORD STREET ONLY
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- STUDENTS UNION (OLD PART ONLY), 2, BEDFORD STREET ONLY
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Liverpool (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 35884 90298
Details
SJ 3590 SE BEDFORD STREET NORTH L7
55/118 No .2 (Students Union)(old part only) 14.3.75 G.V. II
Union building. 1910-13. Sir C. Reilly. Stone and brick. 3 storeys with basement, 6 bays. Ground floor of stone has elliptical-headd windows and entrance in end bay. Foliage bands to heads and keystones. Heavy paired consoles support entablature, and balcony with iron panels between stone piers. 1st floor windows in flat architraves with friezes and cornices., 2nd floor has round windows. Top entablature, with anthemion cresting and brick parapet. Basement railings between stone piers with iron lamp standsd. Right return of 7 bays has central 3-bay projection with 2nd floor in form of Tuscan distyle-in-antis portico with brick columns. Frieze inscribed 'GILMOUR HALL'.Flanking bays are bowed. Facade to Mount Pleasant has stone ground floor; rusticated quoins; frieze and cornice, brick parapet. 2 bays, 2nd bay breaks forward with 2-storey bowed window, the ground floor has applied Doric colonnade, 1st floor has iron supports to frieze, cornice and tented roof. Later extension to south not of special interest. Interior. Square entrance hall has fluted pilasters in angles. Front and rear stairs have iron balusters. Gilmour Hall: 4 shallow segmental apses with Doric columns to ends. Doric entablature are richly decorated coffered ceiling retaining original colour scheme. End apses have flat pilasters and high placed windows with lattice grilles. Apse to east has chair and flanking benches in Greek style. The apse opposite is deeper, and has gallery with lattice patterning and clock with flanking Greek sphinxes. Entrances have richly decorated doorcases and paired 3-panel doors also richly decorated. 3 chandeliers in Greek Style.
Listing NGR: SJ3588490298
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 213724
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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