Favourite Merseyside Architecture - buildings and monuments

[davek]

Is there any building or monument you particularly admire in Liverpool or across the rest of Merseyside? We have some of the richest collection of buildings - especially in the city - and we should be more proud of them.

I've always liked the Littlewoods building on Edge Lane. An absolute colossus of art deco design.

It could be one of the garden suburbs we have in the metropolitan county which have always looked fantastic as examples of what can be done with housing...like Wavertree garden suburb...or something like the Port Sunlight model village..

...or even a wrought iron gate...

 

[Dad watched Dixie]

Captain 'Johnnie' Walker statue on the waterfront. Grew up hearing stories about him from Dad.

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

How many generations have come to see this as part of the furniture.

One of the key features of the old lady that we possibly have taken for granted. That building is one of us.

 

[Shevin Keedy]

Big fan of these and have been since I was a kid. Had no idea it was called Piazza Fountain, I always knew it as The Buckets:

 

[roydo]

Big fan of these and have been since I was a kid. Had no idea it was called Piazza Fountain, I always knew it as The Buckets:

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I remember them as a kid! Nice to know they are still around.

 

[Armaghtoffee]

Beautiful against the modern buildings.

 

[Shevin Keedy]

I remember them as a kid! Nice to know they are still around.

Yeah my grandad used to take me to see them when I was a kid. Now I work right by there.

 

[hallamblue]

For me it's a set of buildings, the Walker Art Gallery, Picton library and the Liverpool World museum.

 

[davek]

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Beautiful against the modern buildings.

Our Lady and St Nicholas. The sailor's church.

 

[Armaghtoffee]

Our Lady and St Nicholas. The sailor's church.

When the sun catches the little gold ship on top of the spire it is so eye catching.

 

[Shevin Keedy]

Victoria Building at the uni:

Apparently it's this very building where the term 'red brick university' came from.

 

[davek]

Big fan of these and have been since I was a kid. Had no idea it was called Piazza Fountain, I always knew it as The Buckets:

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Yeah, I like stuff like that too. Speaking of movement...

...remember this mind bender on Moorfields a few years back...

 

[COYBL25]

Speke Hall and it’s grounds for me.

It’s just such a special place.

 

[davek]

Victoria Building at the uni:
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Apparently it's this very building where the term 'red brick university' came from.

Would you describe that as gothic? I dont really associate Liverpool with gothic. I know the Anglican Cathedral is one of the biggest examples in the UK like but I associate it more with Manchester, whereas Liverpool I associate with neo-classical public buildings.

Ilm sure I'm wrong like and Liverpool has just as many or more gothic buildings than Manchester.

 

[Goat]

Going for a walk along the waterfront shortly.

It really is a joy to walk along and see the waterfront at Liverpool, with our Stadium front and centre.