The Temple, Liverpool

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The Temple
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Location22A and 24 Dale Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Coordinates 53°24′28″N2°59′20″W / 53.4077°N 2.9890°W / 53.4077; -2.9890 Coordinates: 53°24′28″N2°59′20″W / 53.4077°N 2.9890°W / 53.4077; -2.9890
OS grid reference SJ 344 906
Built1864–65
Built for Sir William Brown
Architect Sir James Picton
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated14 March 1975
Reference no.1206475
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Location in Liverpool

The Temple is an office building at 22A and 24 Dale Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England.

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History

The Temple was constructed in 1864–65. [1] It was built for the banker Sir William Brown and designed by Sir James Picton. [2] Leading from the rear of the building were two brick ranges with large windows. The west range has been converted into flats; the east range has been demolished, and was replaced in 2001 by a new building. [3]

Architecture

The building is in stone, with a grey granite basement and a lead roof. It has three storeys plus a basement and an attic. The entrance front on Dale Street has seven bays and a curved bay leading round into Princess Street on the left corner. The surround to the round-arched entrance is rusticated. [1] Over the entrance is a carving of four hands, clasped together, and the words "Harmony Becomes Brothers". [2] Also in the ground floor is a Tuscan colonnade, a panelled frieze and a cornice. The first floor is rusticated, and above the entrance is a segmental-headed window surmounted by arms. Above this on the second floor is a round-headed window with flat Ionic pilasters. Rising over this is a two-stage tower with a lead cupola and finials. The building has a Mansard roof. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Historic England, "The Temple, Liverpool (1206475)", National Heritage List for England , retrieved 22 August 2011
  2. 1 2 Pye, Ken (2011), Discover Liverpool, Liverpool: Trinity Mirror Media, p. 84, ISBN   978-1-906802-90-5
  3. Pollard, Richard; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2006), Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 319, ISBN   0-300-10910-5