Royal Insurance Building, Queen Avenue, Liverpool

Not to be confused with Royal Insurance Building, Liverpool.

Royal Insurance Building, Queen Avenue
Royal Insurance Building, Queen Avenue
Location	16–18 Queen Avenue, Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Coordinates	53°24′24″N2°59′25″W / 53.40679°N 2.99018°W / 53.40679; -2.99018
Built	1837-9
Built for	Royal Insurance Company
Architect	Samuel Rowland
Listed Building – Grade II*
Designated	14 March 1975
Reference no.	1365827
Location in Liverpool

The Royal Insurance Building is a historic building located at Queen Avenue, Liverpool, Merseyside, England. ^[1] It was built as the head office of the Royal Insurance Company and was used until they moved to a building on New John Street in 1903. ^[2]

Architecture

The building was designed by Samuel Rowland in the Neoclassical style and completed in 1839. ^[1] The design involved a symmetrical main frontage with five bays facing onto Queen Avenue; the central section of three bays formed a tetrastyle portico with fluted Doric order columns supporting an entablature. ^[1] There were Ionic order columns spanning the first and second floors which supported a frieze and a pediment. ^[1]

See also

• Grade II* listed buildings in Merseyside
• Architecture of Liverpool

References

1. Historic England. "Royal Insurance Building, Liverpool (1365827)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 11 January 2020.
2. Historic England. "Royal Insurance Building (1070582)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 19 April 2020.