Gardens · North Wales
Custom House, Liverpool
Custom House, Liverpool — a garden in wales-north, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Paid entry
About
Custom House, Liverpool 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
The Custom House was a 19th-century Neo-classical building located in Liverpool, England. It housed a post office, dock office, and offices for Customs and Excise. It was built on the site of the historic Old Dock in 1839 and operated up to World War II when it was partly destroyed during the Liverpool Blitz, then finally demolished in 1948. Today the area which formed the base of the building makes up part of the Liverpool One shopping complex. It is considered amongst Liverpool's most regrettable losses when it comes to landmark buildings.
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Background
History
Following the closure of the Old Dock on 31 August 1826, plans were made for the construction of what was to be Liverpool's fifth Custom house on the site which was filled in with concrete prior to construction. The town's surveyor, John Foster, who would later go on to design The Oratory and St James Cemetery, was charged with designing the H-shaped building located parallel to the shoreline. On 12 August 1828, the first stone was laid by Liverpool's mayor, Thomas Colley Porter, to mark the start of construction; this took 11 years, with the building opening in 1839. In 1941, during World War II, the Custom House was hit with a bomb, partly destroying the building but ultimately leaving…
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- Coordinates
- 53.4024, -2.9886
- Address
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- Established
- 1839
- Official site
- books.google.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q5196383 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Custom House, Liverpool (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Custom House, Liverpool?
- Custom House, Liverpool is in North Wales, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 53.4024°, -2.9886°.
- When was Custom House, Liverpool built?
- Custom House, Liverpool dates to 1839.
- Is there an entry fee for Custom House, Liverpool?
- Yes — Custom House, Liverpool charges admission. Check the official site for current prices.