The Royal Liver Building

The Royal Liver Building - Matthew Street Festival 2006

Liver birds tower over Dale Street and the Guildhall

The Royal Liver Building as seen from the Pier Head

The Royal Liver Building (prounced [ˈlaɪvə]) is one of the city of Liverpool's most recognisable landmarks. It stands at 90 metres (295 feet) and has 13 floors. Since its completion in 1911, it has overlooked the River Mersey from its waterfront location on the Pier Head, and forms one of the 'three graces' along with the Port of Liverpool Building and the Cunard Building. It was designed by Walter Aubrey Thomas, and is one of the earliest examples of multi-storey reinforced concrete construction. This is reflected in the building's Grade 1 Listed Building status. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2100x2076, 2398 KB) Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2100x2076, 2398 KB) Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (960x1280, 240 KB) I took this at the matthew street festival 2006. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (960x1280, 240 KB) I took this at the matthew street festival 2006. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2016x1512, 883 KB) Royal Liver Building above Dale Street - Liverpool - 2005-06-27. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2016x1512, 883 KB) Royal Liver Building above Dale Street - Liverpool - 2005-06-27. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (960x1280, 323 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Royal Liver Building ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (960x1280, 323 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Royal Liver Building ... Liverpool is a major city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Ferry across the Mersey, June 2005 The River Mersey is a river in north-western England. ... The Port of Liverpool Liverpool, United Kingdom were built in 1907 and designed by Arnold Thornley. ... Cunard Building is a building of elegant proportion, sited on the Pier Head at Liverpool. ... Walter Aubrey Thomas a British architect. ... Buckingham Palace, a Grade I listed building. ...

The building is crowned by a pair of cock towers from which a ship's crew could tell the time as it passed en route along the river. The clock faces are actually larger than that of London's famous landmark, Big Ben, and hold the distinction of being the largest electronically driven clocks in the UK. In 1953, electronic chimes were installed to serve as a memorial to the members of the Royal Liver Friendly Society who died during the two World Wars. At night-time, the clock dials are illuminated. The Clock Tower, colloquially known as Big Ben (a name that correctly refers to the main bell) Big Ben redirects here. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Royal Liver Assurance is a multi-billion pound operation, with over 1 million members in the Ireland and the UK. Liverpool Burial Society was founded by a group of working men from Liverpool in the Lyver Inn on 24 July 1850 to provide for the decent interment of deceased members...

Atop each tower stand the mythical Liver Birds, designed by Carl Bernard Bartels. Popular legend has it that while one giant bird looks out over the city to protect its people, the other bird looks out to sea at the new sailors coming in to port. Liver Bird on a tower of the Liver Building The Liver bird is the symbol of the city of Liverpool, England. ... feydey 20:42, 15 November 2005 (UTC) Category: Possible copyright violations ...

The building remains the head office for the Royal Liver Friendly Society. Royal Liver Assurance is a multi-billion pound operation, with over 1 million members in the Ireland and the UK. Liverpool Burial Society was founded by a group of working men from Liverpool in the Lyver Inn on 24 July 1850 to provide for the decent interment of deceased members...

External links

• Royal Liver Building described in the context of the Pier Head, as part of Liverpool's World Heritage bid.
• The BBC's Royal Liver Building Cam

Coordinates: 53°24′21″N, 2°59′45″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...