Gardens · North Wales
George's Dock Building
George's Dock Building — a garden in wales-north, United Kingdom.
Philip Halling — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
George's Dock Building is a garden of interest in wales-north, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
George's Dock Building is a Grade II listed building in Liverpool, England. It is located at the Pier Head on the city's waterfront. It is part of Liverpool's former UNESCO designated World Heritage Maritime Mercantile City. It was built in the 1930s in the Art Deco style, and designed by architect Herbert Rowse. Occupants of the office space include, Merseytravel, the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, Mersey Tunnels staff and the Mersey Tunnels Police. It also houses ventilation machinery for the Queensway Tunnel and the Mersey Tunnels Tour Offices.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Architecture
The George's Dock Building was designed by Herbert Rowse, chief architect of the Queensway tunnel, and is the most ambitious of the six buildings constructed to provide ventilation for the 2.1 mile long road tunnel under the River Mersey. The building stands to the east of the Port of Liverpool Building on the reclaimed George's Dock, and is bounded by the Strand to the east, Mann Island to the south, Georges Dock Way to the west and Brunswick Street, beyond which lies the Cunard Building, to the north. The building takes the form of a square engine house, with extensions north and south rising five double-height storeys containing offices. Above the engine house is the air shaft, a square…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.4047, -2.9940
- District
- Liverpool
- Parish
- Liverpool, unparished area
- Postcode
- L3 1DD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Liverpool Riverside
- Phone
- +44 151 519 0915
- Official site
- www.britishmusicexperience.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q26482399 (CC0)
- wikipedia: George's Dock Building (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is George's Dock Building?
- George's Dock Building is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode L3 1DD), in the parish of Liverpool, unparished area.
- Who owns George's Dock Building?
- George's Dock Building is owned by Merseytravel.
- How do I get to George's Dock Building?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode L3 1DD. It sits within the Liverpool Riverside parliamentary constituency.