Historic houses · North Wales
Gwalia, Liverpool
Gwalia, Liverpool — a Grade II*-listed historic house in wales-north, United Kingdom.
Colin Pyle — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Gwalia, Liverpool is a Grade II*-listed building in wales-north, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Gwalia, formerly known as Sandfield Tower, is a derelict building in Queens Drive in West Derby, Liverpool, England. The house, which was commissioned as a private house, is a Grade II listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The building was commissioned as a private house, probably by the Molyneux family, who were the local landowners. The site they selected was on the east side of Black Horse Lane (now Queens Drive). Construction of the building started in 1851. It was designed in the neoclassical style, built in ashlar stone and was completed in 1854. The design involved an asymmetrical main frontage of five bays facing onto Queens Drive. The first bay was recessed; the second bay contained a four-stage tower, and the right hand section of three bays was slightly projected forward. The tower featured a rounded headed doorway in the first stage, a casement window with an architrave and a cornice in the second…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.4238, -2.9144
- District
- Liverpool
- Parish
- Liverpool, unparished area
- Postcode
- L12 1NH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Liverpool West Derby
- Established
- 1854
Sources
- wikidata: Q1557783 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Gwalia, Liverpool (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gwalia, Liverpool?
- Gwalia, Liverpool is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode L12 1NH), in the parish of Liverpool, unparished area.
- When was Gwalia, Liverpool built?
- Built or established in 1854.
- Is Gwalia, Liverpool a listed building?
- Gwalia, Liverpool is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- How do I get to Gwalia, Liverpool?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode L12 1NH. It sits within the Liverpool West Derby parliamentary constituency.