Royal Institution
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1206238
- Date first listed:
- 28-Jun-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Royal Institution
- Statutory Address:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1206238
- Date first listed:
- 28-Jun-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Royal Institution
- Statutory Address 1:
- Statutory Address 2:
- Nos. 22-26, COLQUITT STREET, L1 4DE
- Statutory Address 3:
- ROYAL INSTITUTION, COLQUITT STREET
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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:
- Statutory Address:
- Nos. 22-26, COLQUITT STREET, L1 4DE
- Statutory Address:
- ROYAL INSTITUTION, COLQUITT STREET
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:
- SJ3508089813
Details
This List entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 01/02/2017
SJ 3589 NW,
56/314
COLQUITT STREET, Ll,
Royal Institution and No. 26,
28.06.52
G.V.
II
House, and former Royal Institution. 1797-1799 with C19 alterations. Red brick with
stone dressings. Main 3-storey 5-bay centre block, central
three bays break forward. 2-storey 3-bay flanking pavilions,
central bay break forward. 1-bay connecting walls, stone
basement, flat band over ground floor and 1st-floor sill
band to three central bays. Top cornices and blocking courses
to the three blocks. Connecting walls have stone niches on sill
bands, stone panels over, and top balustrading. All windows
have cut-brick flat arches and are sashed with glazing bars.
Some blind windows to right pavilion. Central projecting
Doric porch, the architrave of which bears the inscription
"ROYAL INSTITUTION". Entrance to No. 26 has
stucco architrave and complete fanlight. Plain iron area
railings with two lamp standards. Rainwater head on left
return of main block bears the date 1800 and lion mask.
INTERIOR with some C18 and early C19 decorations,
mantelpieces etc. Small vaulted entrance hall with double
mahogany doors and original semi-circular fanlight. The
hall also has panels with the names of the original silver
ticket holders of the Institution. Built as residence and
office for Thomas Parr, it became the Royal Institution in 1817.
Listing NGR: SJ3508089813
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 213943
- 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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