Inside St George’s Hall
St George’s Hall is on Lime Street in the centre of Liverpool, opposite Lime Street railway station. It is a building in Neoclassical style which contains concert halls and law courts, and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.[1] On the east side of the hall, between it and the railway station, is St George’s Plateau and on the west side are St John’s Gardens. The hall is included in the William Brown Street conservation area.[2]
In 1969 the architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner expressed his opinion that it is one of the finest neo-Grecian buildings in the world[3] although the building is known for its use of Roman sources as well as Greek ones. In 2004, the hall and its surrounding area were recognised as part of Liverpool’s World Heritage Site. Occasionally the spectacular Minton tile floor (normally covered by a wooden floor) is revealed to the public. These photographs were taken when the floor was revealed. I wonder how long Liverpool will retain it’s World Heritage Status given the number of fine buildings that have been demolished in the past decade?
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