St. George's Hall, St. George's Plateau, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
ST GEORGE’S HALL St George’s Hall is a Grade I listed building situated on Lime Street in Liverpool. Originally designed by London architect Harvey Lonsdale Elmes, work started on St. Georges’s Hall in 1841 and was completed in 1854. It is built in the neoclassical style and consists of concert halls and law courts. The Great Hall is 52m long and high and has a Minton tile floor and much fine sculpture. The Small Concert Hall was designed by Professor C R Cockerell. Their are also two Grand Court Rooms, which have witnessed many trials, the most famous being those of Mrs Maybrick in 1889 and Mr Wallace in 1931. During the 2000’s a mayor restoration of the hall took place costing £23 million and it was officially reopened on 23rd April 2007 by HRH Prince of Wales. The main entrance is in the centre of the east facade. On the steps is a statue of Benjamin Disraeli by Birch. St. George’s Plateau contains statues of four lions by Nicholl and cast iron lamp standards with dolphin bases. The plateau also contains equestrian bronzes of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert by Thomas Thoneycroft and a monument to Major general William Earle by Birch. Between the equestrian statues is a cenotaph designed by Budden and sculpted by H. Tyson Smith. It was unveiled in 1930.
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Location: St George's Hall, St George's Place, Liverpool L1 1JJ, Merseyside, England, UK
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