# Grade II* listed buildings in Liverpool – City Centre

There are over 2500 listed buildings in Liverpool, England. A listed building is one considered to be of special architectural, historical or cultural significance, which is protected from being demolished, extended or altered, unless special permission is granted by the relevant planning authorities. Of the listed buildings in Liverpool, 105 are classified as Grade II* listed and are recognised as being particularly important with more than special architectural or historic interest. Of these, 46 are located within the L1, L2 and L3 postcodes, which cover the city centre of Liverpool. The following list provides information on all the Grade II* listed buildings within these postcodes.
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## Grade II* listed buildings in Liverpool city centre

| Building(s) | Location | Built | Notes | Coordinates |
| The Albany | Old Hall Street | 1856 | The Albany was designed by James Kellaway Colling and constructed from brick with stone dressing. It is three storeys tall and originally provided both office and warehouse space, which has created a contrast between the utilitarian nature of the sides of the building and the detailed decoration of the front. The front itself features arched windows with keystones and carved ornaments as well as a carved frieze and modillioned cornice. The building's courtyard is a noted component of the building and features two iron bridges. | 53°24′31″N 2°59′34″W﻿ / ﻿53.4087°N 2.9928°W﻿ / 53.4087; -2.9928﻿ (The Albany, Liverpool) |
| Albion House | James Street | 1896-8 | No. 30 | 53°24′17″N 2°59′33″W﻿ / ﻿53.4046°N 2.9924°W﻿ / 53.4046; -2.9924﻿ (Albion House, Liverpool) |
| Martins Bank Building | Water Street | 1927-32 | Nos. 4 & 6 | 53°24′25″N 2°59′33″W﻿ / ﻿53.4070°N 2.9924°W﻿ / 53.4070; -2.9924﻿ (Barclay's Bank Building, Liverpool) |
| Church of St. Andrew | Rodney Street | 1823 | | 53°24′10″N 2°58′21″W﻿ / ﻿53.4029°N 2.9725°W﻿ / 53.4029; -2.9725﻿ (Church of St. Andrew, Liverpool) |
| Church of St. Francis Xavier | Salisbury Street | 1845-9 | | 53°24′48″N 2°58′11″W﻿ / ﻿53.4134°N 2.9698°W﻿ / 53.4134; -2.9698﻿ (Church of St. Francis Xavier, Liverpool) |
| Church of St Luke | Berry Street | 1811-32 | The Church of St. Luke is a former Anglican church designed by John Foster in Neo-Gothic-style. It is built from ashlar sandstone and was subject to minor amendments between 1864-73. Extensively damaged by bomb during WWII. Despite damage is recognised for its architectural and historical significance to Liverpool | 53°24′06″N 2°58′30″W﻿ / ﻿53.4017°N 2.9751°W﻿ / 53.4017; -2.9751﻿ (Church of St Luke, Liverpool) |
| Church of St. Luke - surrounding railings and piers | Berry Street | 1829-33 | The railings, plinth walls, gates, piers and steps around the Church of St Luke were erected towards the end of the construction of the church itself. They were designed in Gothic-style by John Foster Jnr, the church architect's son. The railings extend all the way around the church, with the sloping nature of the site requiring flanking steps on the Berry Street side. | 53°24′06″N 2°58′27″W﻿ / ﻿53.4016°N 2.9743°W﻿ / 53.4016; -2.9743﻿ (Church of St Luke, Liverpool) |
| Church of St. Vincent de Paul | St. James Street | 1856-7 | | 53°23′49″N 2°58′44″W﻿ / ﻿53.3969°N 2.9789°W﻿ / 53.3969; -2.9789﻿ (Church of St. Vincent de Paul, Liverpool) |
| College of Technology and Museum Extension | Byrom Street | 1896-1909 | The College of Technology and Museum Extension was designed by Edward William Mountford in classical-style. The building is three storeys tall with a basement and is notable for its convex façade on the Byrom Street side. The second floor incorporates an Ionic colonnade with entablature and balustraded parapet. The sculptures are by Frederick William Pomeroy. Later known as the James Pearson Building. | 53°24′36″N 2°58′55″W﻿ / ﻿53.4100°N 2.9820°W﻿ / 53.4100; -2.9820﻿ (College of Technology and Museum Extension, Liverpool) |
| Adelphi Bank | Castle Street | 1892 | The Co-operative Bank Building, formerly known as the Adelphi Bank, was designed by William Douglas Caroe. The building is four storeys tall with an attic and was constructed above a granite base from red and yellow sandstone. The building is noted for its decorative details including the bronze entrance doors, which feature reliefs by Stirling Lee and depict various pairs of famous friends (e.g. Achilles and Patroclus, Castor and Pollux) | 53°24′22″N 2°59′27″W﻿ / ﻿53.4060°N 2.9909°W﻿ / 53.4060; -2.9909﻿ (Co-operative Bank Building, Liverpool) |
| Cunard Building | Georges Pier Head | 1913-16 | | 53°24′18″N 2°59′43″W﻿ / ﻿53.4051°N 2.9954°W﻿ / 53.4051; -2.9954﻿ (Cunard Building, Liverpool) |
| Fowler's Building | Victoria Street | 1866-69 | Nos. 3 to 9 (odd) | 53°24′24″N 2°59′18″W﻿ / ﻿53.4068°N 2.9884°W﻿ / 53.4068; -2.9884﻿ (Fowler's Building, Liverpool) |
| India Buildings | Water Street | 1924–30 | An office building and shopping arcade designed by Herbert J. Rowse and Arnold Thornely for the shipping firm Alfred Holt and Company. It is faced in Portland stone, and is in seven storeys, with a mezzanine and a basement. It has a front of 13 bays, with five bays on the sides. External details include a statue of Neptune, a giant pilastrade with an entablature, and balustraded balconies. Inside is a coffered barrel vaulted ceiling, Ionic columns, three domes, and rows of shops with identical fronts. Grading raised from II to II* on 5 November 2013. | 53°24′22″N 2°59′34″W﻿ / ﻿53.4062°N 2.9928°W﻿ / 53.4062; -2.9928﻿ (India Buildings) |
| Liverpool Medical Institution | Mount Pleasant | 1836-37 | Nos. 114 & 116 | 53°24′12″N 2°58′08″W﻿ / ﻿53.4033°N 2.9690°W﻿ / 53.4033; -2.9690﻿ (Liverpool Medical Institution, Liverpool) |
| Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral | Mount Pleasant | 1962-67 | | 53°24′17″N 2°58′07″W﻿ / ﻿53.4047°N 2.9687°W﻿ / 53.4047; -2.9687﻿ (Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, Liverpool) |
| The Lyceum | Bold Street | 1802 | The Lyceum, designed by Thomas Harrison, was built at the beginning of the 19th century to house what was the first gentlemen's subscription library in England. Designed in classical-style it was constructed from ashlar stone. The building entrance consists of a recessed portico with Ionic columns and pediment. The original construction consisted of only one storey, with the raised roof second storey being added later. | 53°24′16″N 2°58′51″W﻿ / ﻿53.4045°N 2.9807°W﻿ / 53.4045; -2.9807﻿ (The Lyceum, Liverpool) |
| Main Bridewell | Cheapside | 1857-59 | The Main Bridewell, designed by John Weightman in classical-style, was built to replace ten district bridewells in the city centre of Liverpool. The building is constructed from brick, with Flemish bond brickwork on the front and English bond brickwork on the rear and side. The building forms a quadrangle around a central yard with offices in the front block and cells along the sides and rear. | 53°24′33″N 2°59′13″W﻿ / ﻿53.4093°N 2.9869°W﻿ / 53.4093; -2.9869﻿ (Main Bridewell, Liverpool) |
| Memorial to the Heroes of the Marine Engine Room | St. Nicholas Place | 1916 | | 53°24′22″N 2°59′53″W﻿ / ﻿53.4061°N 2.9981°W﻿ / 53.4061; -2.9981﻿ (Memorial to the Heroes of the Marine Engine Room, Liverpool) |
| Municipal Buildings | Dale Street | 1860-66 | | 53°24′30″N 2°59′10″W﻿ / ﻿53.4084°N 2.9862°W﻿ / 53.4084; -2.9862﻿ (Municipal Buildings, Liverpool) |
| National Westminster Bank | Castle Street | 1899-1902 | The National Westminster Bank Building was designed by Norman Shaw. The building is four storeys tall with a ground floor mezzanine and attic. It is constructed from granite of alternating yellow and grey stripes and has terracotta window dressings and a slate roof. The building is noted for its interior with a central round lantern, frieze, cornice and pilasters. | 53°24′23″N 2°59′29″W﻿ / ﻿53.4064°N 2.9913°W﻿ / 53.4064; -2.9913﻿ (National Westminster Bank, Liverpool) |
| Nelson Monument | Exchange Flags | 1807–08 | | 53°24′27″N 2°59′31″W﻿ / ﻿53.4076°N 2.9920°W﻿ / 53.4076; -2.9920﻿ (Nelson Monument, Liverpool) |
| Nos. 1 and 3 | Duke Street | Early 19th century | | 53°24′10″N 2°59′07″W﻿ / ﻿53.4027°N 2.9852°W﻿ / 53.4027; -2.9852﻿ (Nos. 1 and 3 Duke Street, Liverpool) |
| Nos. 1 to 10 | Gambier Terrace | c. 1836 | | 53°23′52″N 2°58′15″W﻿ / ﻿53.3979°N 2.9707°W﻿ / 53.3979; -2.9707﻿ (Nos. 1 to 10 Gambier Terrace, Liverpool) |
| No. 16 | Cook Street | 1866 | | 53°24′22″N 2°59′20″W﻿ / ﻿53.4062°N 2.9890°W﻿ / 53.4062; -2.9890﻿ (No. 16 Cook Street, Liverpool) |
| No. 24 | Hanover Street | Early 19th century | | 53°24′10″N 2°59′06″W﻿ / ﻿53.4027°N 2.9851°W﻿ / 53.4027; -2.9851﻿ (No. 24 Hanover Street, Liverpool) |
| Nos. 26 - 30 (even) | Hanover Street | Early 19th century | | 53°24′10″N 2°59′06″W﻿ / ﻿53.4028°N 2.9849°W﻿ / 53.4028; -2.9849﻿ (Nos. 26 - 30 Hanover Street, Liverpool) |
| No. 62 | Rodney Street | 1792-3 | Birthplace of William Ewart Gladstone | 53°24′02″N 2°58′26″W﻿ / ﻿53.4006°N 2.9739°W﻿ / 53.4006; -2.9739﻿ (No. 62 Rodney Street, Liverpool) |
| Nos. 159 - 163 (odd) | Duke Street | 1765 | | 53°24′03″N 2°58′40″W﻿ / ﻿53.4007°N 2.9779°W﻿ / 53.4007; -2.9779﻿ (Nos. 159 - 163 Duke Street, Liverpool) |
| Nos. 169 and 171 | Duke Street | 1765 | | 53°24′02″N 2°58′39″W﻿ / ﻿53.4006°N 2.9776°W﻿ / 53.4006; -2.9776﻿ (Nos. 169 and 171 Duke Street, Liverpool) |
| Orleans House | Edmund Street | 1907 | | 53°24′36″N 2°59′36″W﻿ / ﻿53.4099°N 2.9932°W﻿ / 53.4099; -2.9932﻿ (Orleans House, Liverpool) |
| Philharmonic Hall | Hope Street | 1937-39 | Including detached poster-piers to South-West & North-West | 53°24′04″N 2°58′11″W﻿ / ﻿53.4012°N 2.9697°W﻿ / 53.4012; -2.9697﻿ (Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool) |
| Picton Reading Room and Hornby Library | William Brown Street | 1875-79 | | 53°24′35″N 2°58′49″W﻿ / ﻿53.4098°N 2.9803°W﻿ / 53.4098; -2.9803﻿ (Picton Reading Room and Hornby Library, Liverpool) |
| Playhouse Theatre | Williamson Square | 1865; 1912; 1966–68 | | 53°24′23″N 2°58′57″W﻿ / ﻿53.4064°N 2.9825°W﻿ / 53.4064; -2.9825﻿ (Playhouse Theatre, Liverpool) |
| Port of Liverpool Building | Georges Pier Head | 1907 | Later the offices of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board | 53°24′16″N 2°59′43″W﻿ / ﻿53.4045°N 2.9954°W﻿ / 53.4045; -2.9954﻿ (Port of Liverpool Building, Liverpool) |
| Royal Insurance Building, North John Street | North John Street | 1903 | Nos. 1 to 9 (odd) | 53°24′27″N 2°59′21″W﻿ / ﻿53.4074°N 2.9893°W﻿ / 53.4074; -2.9893﻿ (Royal Insurance Building (North John St), Liverpool) |
| Royal Insurance Building, Queen Avenue | Queen Avenue | 1837-39 | Nos. 16 & 18 | 53°24′24″N 2°59′24″W﻿ / ﻿53.4068°N 2.9901°W﻿ / 53.4068; -2.9901﻿ (Royal Insurance Building (Queen Av), Liverpool) |
| Sessions House | William Brown Street | 1882-4 | | 53°24′36″N 2°58′44″W﻿ / ﻿53.4101°N 2.9790°W﻿ / 53.4101; -2.9790﻿ (Sessions House) |
| Steble Fountain | William Brown Street | 1879 | | 53°24′35″N 2°58′45″W﻿ / ﻿53.4096°N 2.9792°W﻿ / 53.4096; -2.9792﻿ (Steble Fountain, Liverpool) |
| Swedish Seaman's Church (Gustav Adolf Church) | Park Lane | 1883-4 | | 53°23′59″N 2°59′04″W﻿ / ﻿53.3996°N 2.9844°W﻿ / 53.3996; -2.9844﻿ (Swedish Seaman's Church, Liverpool) |
| Tower Building | Water Street (north side) | 1906 | No. 22 | 53°24′24″N 2°59′39″W﻿ / ﻿53.4066°N 2.9943°W﻿ / 53.4066; -2.9943﻿ (Tower Building, Liverpool) |
| Vines Public House | Lime Street | 1907 | Nos.81 to 87 (odd) | 53°24′21″N 2°58′41″W﻿ / ﻿53.4058°N 2.9781°W﻿ / 53.4058; -2.9781﻿ (The Vines Public House, Liverpool) |
| Walker Art Gallery | William Brown Street | 1874-7 | | 53°24′36″N 2°58′47″W﻿ / ﻿53.4101°N 2.9797°W﻿ / 53.4101; -2.9797﻿ (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool) |
| Wapping Dock Warehouse | Wapping | 1856 | | 53°23′49″N 2°59′11″W﻿ / ﻿53.3970°N 2.9863°W﻿ / 53.3970; -2.9863﻿ (Wapping Dock Warehouse, Liverpool) |
| Wellington Column | William Brown Street | 1865 | | 53°24′35″N 2°58′44″W﻿ / ﻿53.4096°N 2.9788°W﻿ / 53.4096; -2.9788﻿ (Wellington Column, Liverpool) |
| Wellington Rooms | Mount Pleasant | 1815 | Subsequently The Irish Centre, closed since 1997 | 53°24′14″N 2°58′14″W﻿ / ﻿53.4039°N 2.9706°W﻿ / 53.4039; -2.9706﻿ (Wellington Rooms, Liverpool) |
| William Brown Library and Museum | William Brown Street | 1857-60 | | 53°24′36″N 2°58′52″W﻿ / ﻿53.4100°N 2.9811°W﻿ / 53.4100; -2.9811﻿ (William Brown Library and Museum, Liverpool) |