Adelphi Bank

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Adelphi Bank Building
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Adelphi Bank
General information
Type Bank
LocationCastle Street, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates 53°24′22″N2°59′27″W / 53.40601°N 2.99090°W / 53.40601; -2.99090
Construction started1890
Completed1892
Technical details
Floor count4
Design and construction
Architect(s) W. D. Caröe

The Adelphi Bank Building is a 19th-century Grade II* listed former bank located in Liverpool, England. Completed in 1892 for the now defunct Adelphi Bank the building's architecture has been described as a mixture of French European Renaissance with Nordic and Eastern European themes. [1] [2] At present,[ when? ] the ground floor is a branch of the Caffè Nero coffee house. [3]

Doors

The building's bronze doors were designed by Thomas Stirling Lee and depict scenes of male friendship from history and mythology. [4]

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References

  1. "World Heritage Scanned Nomination" (PDF). whc.unesco.org. UNESCO . Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  2. "38, Castle Street and 1, Brunswick Street". Historic England . Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  3. "Former Adelphi Bank, Castle Street, Liverpool". Geograph Britain and Ireland . Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  4. Paul, David (2018). Historic Streets of Liverpool. Amberley Publishing.