North Western Hall
NORTH WESTERN HALL, LIME STREET, LIVERPOOL, L1 1RD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1084209
- Date first listed:
- 28-Jun-1952
- List Entry Name:
- North Western Hall
- Statutory Address:
- NORTH WESTERN HALL, LIME STREET, LIVERPOOL, L1 1RD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1084209
- Date first listed:
- 28-Jun-1952
- List Entry Name:
- North Western Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- NORTH WESTERN HALL, LIME STREET, LIVERPOOL, L1 1RD
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:
- NORTH WESTERN HALL, LIME STREET, LIVERPOOL, L1 1RD
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 35035 90608
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 19/10/2015
SJ 3590 SW
54/687
LIME STREET L1
North Western Hall
(Formerly listed as Lime Street Chambers (Former North Western Hotel))
28.6.52
G.V. II
Former hotel, later offices, now student accommodation.
A. Waterhouse for London North Western Railway.
French Renaissance style. Stone. Slate roof. 5 storeys
with basement and attic, 21 bays. End bays and bays
flanking 3-bay centre project and are carried up into
towers. Ground floor has round headed windows with
bracketed sills and moulded arches. Entrance is round-
arched on Doric columns, with flanking window; carved
spandrels. 1st floor windows have balconies, the 3 central
windows behind Doric colonnade supporting 2 statues. 1st to
3rd floor windows in round arched recesses. End bays have
2-storey oriels with decorated bases and pierced parapets.
4th floor has wide sill band, balconies to windows, which
have panels between. Bracketed cornice and stone dormers.
End bays have windows of 3 round-headed lights with cornice
and dormer above; centre bay the same. Towers flanking the
centre of 2 storeys and finials with flanking stacks. End
bay towers have steep pavilion roofs with cresting and
flanking stacks; similar towers to rear. 12 cross-axial
stacks. Area railings and stone piers. Return to Lord
Nelson Street has 8-light continuous windows between blank
end bays. Pointed arched entrance and window under round
relieving arch. Right-hand return similar with 1-storey
projecting block which has raised end bays with pavilion
roofs.
Interior: Entrance hall with granite columns and fireplace.
Rectangular glazed lean-to-extension has iron balusters.
Buffet has coffered ceiling supported by 2 rows of
Corinthian columns. End fireplace with pier glass over.
Listing NGR: SJ3500990495
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 359021
- 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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