St John’s House (former Pearl Assurance Building)
St John’s House (former Pearl Assurance Building), 2-4, St John's Lane, Liverpool
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1292419
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jun-1985
- List Entry Name:
- St John’s House (former Pearl Assurance Building)
- Statutory Address:
- St John’s House (former Pearl Assurance Building), 2-4, St John's Lane, Liverpool
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1292419
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jun-1985
- List Entry Name:
- St John’s House (former Pearl Assurance Building)
- Statutory Address 1:
- St John’s House (former Pearl Assurance Building), 2-4, St John's Lane, Liverpool
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:
- St John’s House (former Pearl Assurance Building), 2-4, St John's Lane, Liverpool
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 34803 90618
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 24/06/2019
SJ 3490 NE
49/1063
ST. JOHN'S LANE, L1,
Nos. 2-4, St John’s House (former Pearl Assurance Building)
(Formerly listed as Nos. 7-12 (consecutive) (St. John's House))
GV
II
Office building. 1896-1898. Alfred Waterhouse for Pearl Assurance. Stone with granite ground floor, slate roof. Three storeys with attics, five bays to St. John's Lane, octagonal corner tower and three bays to Queen Square. Ground floor has round-arched openings with C20 shop fronts with original glazing bars over.
Cornice has entrance with cusped round-arched head and mosaic tympanum, flanking shafts with capitals. Round-headed entrance to left and traceried round-headed window to right. Pierced parapet with pinnacles and central traceried gable. First and second floor paired sashed windows without glazing bars with strings and carved panels between floors. Corner stair window. Corbelled frieze with tracery, and cornice over. Four dormers with tripartite sashed windows. Tracery in gables. Top stage of tower has windows of two round-headed lights under round-headed relieving arch pierced by a roundel. Panelled parapet with lettering "PEARL" on each face. Slate spire with lead cupola. End bay has round corner turret with moulded base dying into wall. Octagonal top has gallery with pierced balcony and segmental arches with windows behind, small spire with lead finial. Queen Square facade similar but with two tiers of windows in dormers and crocketed finials over. Five panelled stacks.
Listing NGR: SJ3480390618
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 359417
- 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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