Cunard Building (Liverpool)
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office building, 1917_construction, Grade II* Listed (UK), Renaissance Revival (architecture)
The Cunard Building is a Grade II* listed building located in Liverpool, England. It is sited at the Pier Head and along with the neighbouring Liver Building and Port of Liverpool Building is one of Liverpool's Three Graces, which line the city's waterfront.
It was designed by William Edward Willink and Philip Coldwell Thicknesse and was constructed between 1914 and 1917. The building's style is a mix of Italian Renaissance and Greek Revival, and its development has been particularly influenced by Italian palace design. The building is noted for the ornate sculptures that adorn its sides.
The building was, from its construction until the 1960s, the headquarters of Cunard Line, and the building retains the name of its original tenants. It was also home to Cunard's passenger facilities for trans-Atlantic journeys that departed from Liverpool. Today, the building is owned by the Merseyside Pension Fund and is home to numerous public and private sector organisations. It is located directly opposite from Albion House, the former headquarters of White Star Line.
It was designed by William Edward Willink and Philip Coldwell Thicknesse and was constructed between 1914 and 1917. The building's style is a mix of Italian Renaissance and Greek Revival, and its development has been particularly influenced by Italian palace design. The building is noted for the ornate sculptures that adorn its sides.
The building was, from its construction until the 1960s, the headquarters of Cunard Line, and the building retains the name of its original tenants. It was also home to Cunard's passenger facilities for trans-Atlantic journeys that departed from Liverpool. Today, the building is owned by the Merseyside Pension Fund and is home to numerous public and private sector organisations. It is located directly opposite from Albion House, the former headquarters of White Star Line.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cunard_Building
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Coordinates: 53°24'18"N 2°59'43"W
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- Halewood Body & Assembly 12 km
- Halewood International 12 km
- former Manweb head Office 24 km
- Ocean Plaza 28 km
- Department for Work & Pensions 43 km
- Isle of Man Transport Headquarters 129 km
- Liverpool One 0.7 km
- Queensway Tunnel (1934) 0.8 km
- Twelve Quays Car Ferry Terminal 1.4 km
- Morpeth Dock 1847 1.5 km
- East Float 2.2 km
- East Float 2.3 km
- Outer Basin 2.4 km
- Vittoria Dock 1909 2.4 km
- Cammell Laird Shiprepairers & Shipbuilders 2.5 km
- Wirral Peninsula 7.5 km