Lime Street Station
LIME STREET STATION, LIME STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1293335
- Date first listed:
- 14-Mar-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Lime Street Station
- Statutory Address:
- LIME STREET STATION, LIME STREET
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- Reference:
- IOE01/03972/25
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1293335
- Date first listed:
- 14-Mar-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Lime Street Station
- Statutory Address 1:
- LIME STREET STATION, LIME STREET
- Statutory Address 2:
- LIME STREET STATION, SKELHORNE STREET
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:
- LIME STREET STATION, LIME STREET
- Statutory Address:
- LIME STREET STATION, SKELHORNE 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:
- SJ 35127 90483
Details
SJ 3590 SW
54/686
LIME STREET, L1
Lime Street Station
14.3.75.
G.V. II
Railway sheds and facade.Begun 1867 by Francis Stevenson and
William Baker and extended by a parallel shed to the south in
1874-9. The earlier portion has a long glass roof in a graceful
curve and with a span of 219 ft, supported on double doric
columns of iron. The later portion is on square piers with a
span of 186 ft. Screen facing Lime Street is of stone; Tuscan
pilestrade; round-arched openings with architraves and keystones.
Skelhorne street entrance has Tuscan columns with dosserets and
arch braces supporting cornice (possibly of 1836 by Foster).
Listing NGR: SJ3512790483
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 359020
- 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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