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India Buildings on Water Street, Liverpool
, England
, was built between 1924 and 1932 for Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line
, the architect
was Herbert Rowse. It was designed to be converted into a warehouse if needed and replaced an earlier building of the same name. Construction cost £1.25 million.
During World War II
it was badly damaged and was restored to re-open in 1952.
The building, still in use today, houses an elegant arcade of shops as well as modern office space.
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, was built between 1924 and 1932 for Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line
Blue Funnel Line
Alfred Holt and Company, marketed as the Blue Funnel Line, was founded by Alfred Holt on 16 January 1866.The main operating subsidiary was the Ocean Steam Ship Company, which owned and operated the majority of the company's vessels....
, the architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
was Herbert Rowse. It was designed to be converted into a warehouse if needed and replaced an earlier building of the same name. Construction cost £1.25 million.
During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
it was badly damaged and was restored to re-open in 1952.
The building, still in use today, houses an elegant arcade of shops as well as modern office space.
External links
- 360o view of the entrance and the Holt Arcade
- Images of India Building by Liverpool Pictorial
- http://india-buildings.com
- Banking Hall, restored by Falconer Chester Hall, architects
- http://www.liverpooltales.com/Liverpoolinsideout4.htm
- Flickr interior
- Flickr more interiors