New Hall Place
Encyclopedia
New Hall Place is a 13-storey brutalist style
office complex in the commercial district of Liverpool
, England
. At 73 m (249 ft) tall it stands as the ninth tallest building in the city. It was developed by insurance company Royal & SunAlliance as one of their numerous bases within the United Kingdom. The design of New Hall Place was based on the neearby iconic Royal Liver Building
, it is described as a brutalist equivalent to the Royal Liver Building in terms of massing and height. New Hall Place is situated on the prestigious Old Hall Street (one of Liverpool's main commercial and financial areas) and the lower three floors serve as The Capital Car Park - a 1,100 capacity secure and security guarded car park. One of two Liverpool exits from the Queensway Tunnel
is located directly beneath New Hall Place (the other being next to the World Museum Liverpool
).
Brutalist architecture
Brutalist architecture is a style of architecture which flourished from the 1950s to the mid 1970s, spawned from the modernist architectural movement.-The term "brutalism":...
office complex in the commercial district of Liverpool
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...
. At 73 m (249 ft) tall it stands as the ninth tallest building in the city. It was developed by insurance company Royal & SunAlliance as one of their numerous bases within the United Kingdom. The design of New Hall Place was based on the neearby iconic Royal Liver Building
Royal Liver Building
The Royal Liver Building is a Grade I listed building located in Liverpool, England. It is sited at the Pier Head and along with the neighbouring Cunard Building and Port of Liverpool Building is one of Liverpool's Three Graces, which line the city's waterfront...
, it is described as a brutalist equivalent to the Royal Liver Building in terms of massing and height. New Hall Place is situated on the prestigious Old Hall Street (one of Liverpool's main commercial and financial areas) and the lower three floors serve as The Capital Car Park - a 1,100 capacity secure and security guarded car park. One of two Liverpool exits from the Queensway Tunnel
Queensway Tunnel
The Queensway Tunnel is a road tunnel under the River Mersey, in the north west of England, between Liverpool and Birkenhead. It is often called the Birkenhead Tunnel, to distinguish it from the Kingsway Tunnel, which serves Wallasey.-History:...
is located directly beneath New Hall Place (the other being next to the World Museum Liverpool
World Museum Liverpool
World Museum is a large museum in Liverpool, England which has extensive collections covering archaeology, ethnology and the natural and physical sciences. Special attractions include the Natural History Centre and a free Planetarium. Entry to the museum itself is also free...
).