Great North Western Hotel

Great North Western Hotel

Coordinates: 53°24′30″N 2°58′44″W / 53.40827°N 2.97881°W / 53.40827; -2.97881

Great North Western Hotel
Great North Western Hotel
OS grid reference: SJ 350 906
Built: 1879
Built for: London and North Western Railway
Architect: Alfred Waterhouse
Architectural style(s): French Renaissance
Governing body: John Moores University
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated: 28 June 1952
Reference #: 1084209
Great North Western Hotel is located in Merseyside
{{{alt}}}
Location in Merseyside

The former Great North Western Hotel is on the east side of Lime Street, Liverpool, England. It has been designated by English Heritage a a Grade II listed building.[1]

Contents

History

The hotel was built in in 1879 as a railway hotel by the London and North Western Railway to serve Lime Street Station. It was designed by Alfred Waterhouse, and contained 330 rooms. The hotel closed in 1933 and remained empty and unused for over 60 years. In 1994 it was bought by John Moores University and, at a cost of £6 million, was converted into a hall of residence for students, which opened in 1996.[2]

Architecture

The building is constructed in stone with a slate roof in French Renaissance style. It has five storeys, a basement and an attic, and is in 21 bays. The end bays and the bays flanking the three-bay centre are carried up into towers. The central entrance is round-arched, and is flanked by Doric columns.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Lime Street Chambers (Former North Western Hotel)", The National Heritage List for England (English Heritage), 2011, http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1084209, retrieved 6 August 2011 
  2. ^ Pye, Ken (2011), Discover Liverpool, Liverpool: Trinity Mirror Media, p. 26, ISBN 978-1-906802-90-5 

External links

Media related to Great North Western Hotel at Wikimedia Commons


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • North Staffordshire Railway — Locale North Staffordshire United Kingdom Dates of operation 1845–1923 Successor London, Midland and Sco …   Wikipedia

  • North West Company — Coat of Arms For the grocery chain, see The North West Company. The North West Company was a fur trading business headquartered in Montreal from 1779 to 1821. It competed with increasing success against the Hudson s Bay Company in what was to… …   Wikipedia

  • Crowne Plaza Liverpool John Lennon Airport Hotel — Crowne Plaza Liverpool John Lennon Airport Location Liverpool, Merseyside Coordinates …   Wikipedia

  • Malmaison Hotel, Liverpool — Malmaison Liverpool Location Liverpool, England, United …   Wikipedia

  • North British Railway — The North British Railway was a Scottish railway company that was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923. Waverley Station, Edinburgh with the North British Hotel on the left …   Wikipedia

  • Great Western Railway — The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company and a notable example of civil engineering, linking London with the West Country, South West England and South Wales. It was founded in 1833, kept its identity through the 1923… …   Wikipedia

  • North Eastern Railway (UK) — For the now defunct train operating company that ran the InterCity East Coast franchise, see Great North Eastern Railway (Also see: National Express East Coast and East Coast). North Eastern Railway map, c. 1900, York station. The North… …   Wikipedia

  • North Star (disambiguation) — Contents 1 Places 2 Newspapers 3 Transportation 4 Enterta …   Wikipedia

  • Great Yarmouth — For other places named Yarmouth, see Yarmouth (disambiguation). Coordinates: 52°36′22″N 1°43′44″E / 52.606°N 1.729°E / 52.606; 1.729 …   Wikipedia

  • North Florida Council — Owner …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”