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class="infobox-header" style="text-align:center;background: #ededed;">Other information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://liverpool.gov.uk/libraries/find-a-library/central-library">http://liverpool.gov.uk/libraries/find-a-library/central-library</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Liverpool Central Library</b> is the largest of the 22 libraries in <a href="/wiki/Liverpool" title="Liverpool">Liverpool</a>, <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>, situated in the centre of the city. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Liverpool_Central_Library_rebuild_December_13_2011.jpg/330px-Liverpool_Central_Library_rebuild_December_13_2011.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Liverpool_Central_Library_rebuild_December_13_2011.jpg/440px-Liverpool_Central_Library_rebuild_December_13_2011.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">Liverpool Central Library during rebuild</div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:222px;max-width:222px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Liverpool_Central_Library_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Liverpool_Central_Library_1.jpg/220px-Liverpool_Central_Library_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Liverpool_Central_Library_1.jpg/330px-Liverpool_Central_Library_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Liverpool_Central_Library_1.jpg/440px-Liverpool_Central_Library_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1232" data-file-height="934" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">Interior view of the library prior to its 2013 refurbishment</div></div></div></div></div> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Liverpool_Central_Library&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The library is located in several adjoining historic buildings on <a href="/wiki/William_Brown_Street" title="William Brown Street">William Brown Street</a>. Its first building was the <a href="/wiki/William_Brown_Library_and_Museum" title="William Brown Library and Museum">William Brown Library and Museum</a> building which was completed in 1860 to the designs of John Weightman Surveyor to Liverpool Corporation, (not to be confused with his near contemporary <a href="/wiki/John_Grey_Weightman" title="John Grey Weightman">John Grey Weightman</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and which it has always shared with the city's museum, now known as <a href="/wiki/World_Museum_Liverpool" class="mw-redirect" title="World Museum Liverpool">World Museum Liverpool</a>. The library was then extended further to the right with the addition in 1879 of the <a href="/wiki/Picton_Reading_Room_and_Hornby_Library" title="Picton Reading Room and Hornby Library">Picton Reading Room</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and to the rear with the <a href="/wiki/Picton_Reading_Room_and_Hornby_Library" title="Picton Reading Room and Hornby Library">Hornby Library</a> in 1906. All three of these are <a href="/wiki/Grade_II*_listed_building" class="mw-redirect" title="Grade II* listed building">Grade II* listed buildings</a> and are built in a classical style similar to other buildings on the street. </p><p>Previous to the creation of this <a href="/wiki/Public_library" title="Public library">public library</a> was England's first <a href="/wiki/Subscription_library" title="Subscription library">subscription library</a> (1758–1942), latterly known as <a href="/wiki/The_Lyceum,_Liverpool" title="The Lyceum, Liverpool">The Lyceum, Liverpool</a>, but often referred to as the Liverpool Library. </p><p>750,000 people visited the museum in 2017. In 2018, the library won The Bookseller’s Library of the Year Award.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rebuilding">Rebuilding</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Liverpool_Central_Library&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Rebuilding"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In May 2008 it was announced that some of the complex of buildings that hold the Central Library were to be demolished and replaced with modern buildings suitable for use with modern IT services. The historic buildings in the complex would be refurbished to provide modern facilities and was designed by the Architects Austin-Smith:Lord.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 2009 the proposed rebuild was shown to the public.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The main library building on William Brown Street closed on 23 July 2010, while closed, a temporary service operated from next door, on the second floor of <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_World_Museum" class="mw-redirect" title="Liverpool World Museum">Liverpool World Museum</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ic2_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ic2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The refurbished building features a central <a href="/wiki/Atrium_(architecture)" title="Atrium (architecture)">atrium</a>, with a series of open-plan floors. The atrium is topped with a glass dome, and the building has a <a href="/wiki/Roof_terrace" class="mw-redirect" title="Roof terrace">roof terrace</a>, with views out over the city centre. It re-opened to the public on Friday 17 May 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the entrance to the library is a 72 foot granite walkway, inlaid with the titles of literary classics. The titles contain a riddle, a series of letters picked out in red which spell out the title of a small but eye-catching item in the library's collection. The riddle was included to provoke the interest of visitors, and was presented as a competition at the museum's re-opening. 500 people took part, with 200 solving the riddle, and three winners were chosen in October 2013, five months after opening. The library has not revealed the answer to the riddle, in order to preserve the puzzle for future visitors.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Library_group">Library group</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Liverpool_Central_Library&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Library group"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>It is a member of the Libraries Together: Liverpool Learning Partnership (evolved from Liverpool Libraries Group) which formed in 1990. Under which, a registered reader at any of the member libraries can have access rights to the other libraries within the partnership.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Liverpool_Central_Library&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Liverpool_Central_Library_Picton_Reading_Room.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The Picton Reading Room inside the library"><img alt="The Picton Reading Room inside the library" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Liverpool_Central_Library_Picton_Reading_Room.jpg/120px-Liverpool_Central_Library_Picton_Reading_Room.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Liverpool_Central_Library_Picton_Reading_Room.jpg/180px-Liverpool_Central_Library_Picton_Reading_Room.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Liverpool_Central_Library_Picton_Reading_Room.jpg/240px-Liverpool_Central_Library_Picton_Reading_Room.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5182" data-file-height="3454" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The Picton Reading Room inside the library</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Main_entrance_to_Liverpool_Central_Library.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Main entrance to Liverpool Central Library"><img alt="Main entrance to Liverpool Central Library" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Main_entrance_to_Liverpool_Central_Library.JPG/90px-Main_entrance_to_Liverpool_Central_Library.JPG" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Main_entrance_to_Liverpool_Central_Library.JPG/135px-Main_entrance_to_Liverpool_Central_Library.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Main_entrance_to_Liverpool_Central_Library.JPG/180px-Main_entrance_to_Liverpool_Central_Library.JPG 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="1280" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Main entrance to Liverpool Central Library</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Liverpool_Central_Library_atrium_staircase.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The atrium staircase of the Liverpool Central Library, view from the bottom"><img alt="The atrium staircase of the Liverpool Central Library, view from the bottom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Liverpool_Central_Library_atrium_staircase.jpg/90px-Liverpool_Central_Library_atrium_staircase.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Liverpool_Central_Library_atrium_staircase.jpg/135px-Liverpool_Central_Library_atrium_staircase.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Liverpool_Central_Library_atrium_staircase.jpg/180px-Liverpool_Central_Library_atrium_staircase.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="4608" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The atrium staircase of the Liverpool Central Library, view from the bottom</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Liverpool_Central_Library_atrium.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The atrium staircase of the Liverpool Central Library, view from the bottom"><img alt="The atrium staircase of the Liverpool Central Library, view from the bottom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Liverpool_Central_Library_atrium.jpg/120px-Liverpool_Central_Library_atrium.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Liverpool_Central_Library_atrium.jpg/180px-Liverpool_Central_Library_atrium.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Liverpool_Central_Library_atrium.jpg/240px-Liverpool_Central_Library_atrium.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3456" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The atrium staircase of the Liverpool Central Library, view from the bottom</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Liverpool_Central_Library_staircase.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The atrium staircase of the Liverpool Central Library, view from the top"><img alt="The atrium staircase of the Liverpool Central Library, view from the top" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Liverpool_Central_Library_staircase.jpg/120px-Liverpool_Central_Library_staircase.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Liverpool_Central_Library_staircase.jpg/180px-Liverpool_Central_Library_staircase.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Liverpool_Central_Library_staircase.jpg/240px-Liverpool_Central_Library_staircase.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3456" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The atrium staircase of the Liverpool Central Library, view from the top</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Liverpool_Central_Library_glass_fixture.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The atrium staircase of the Liverpool Central Library, rooftop glass structure"><img alt="The atrium staircase of the Liverpool Central Library, rooftop glass structure" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Liverpool_Central_Library_glass_fixture.jpg/90px-Liverpool_Central_Library_glass_fixture.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Liverpool_Central_Library_glass_fixture.jpg/135px-Liverpool_Central_Library_glass_fixture.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Liverpool_Central_Library_glass_fixture.jpg/180px-Liverpool_Central_Library_glass_fixture.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="4608" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The atrium staircase of the Liverpool Central Library, rooftop glass structure</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Liverpool_Central_Library_Roof_Terrace,17_May_2013_(3).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Liverpool Central Library Roof Terrace"><img alt="Liverpool Central Library Roof Terrace" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Liverpool_Central_Library_Roof_Terrace%2C17_May_2013_%283%29.jpg/90px-Liverpool_Central_Library_Roof_Terrace%2C17_May_2013_%283%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Liverpool_Central_Library_Roof_Terrace%2C17_May_2013_%283%29.jpg/135px-Liverpool_Central_Library_Roof_Terrace%2C17_May_2013_%283%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Liverpool_Central_Library_Roof_Terrace%2C17_May_2013_%283%29.jpg/180px-Liverpool_Central_Library_Roof_Terrace%2C17_May_2013_%283%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3216" data-file-height="4288" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Liverpool Central Library Roof Terrace</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; 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Tower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Lexington_(Liverpool)" title="The Lexington (Liverpool)">The Lexington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Municipal_Buildings,_Liverpool" title="Municipal Buildings, Liverpool">Municipal Buildings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Hall_Place" title="New Hall Place">New Hall Place</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Plaza,_Liverpool" title="The Plaza, Liverpool">The Plaza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Port_of_Liverpool_Building" title="Port of Liverpool Building">Port of Liverpool Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Post_%26_Echo_Building" title="Post & Echo Building">Post & Echo Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_City_Tower" class="mw-redirect" title="Radio City Tower">Radio City Tower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Liver_Building" title="Royal Liver Building">Royal Liver Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unity_Buildings" title="Unity Buildings">Unity Commercial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unity_Buildings" title="Unity Buildings">Unity Residential</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Tower" title="West Tower">West Tower</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="9" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Three_Graces,_Liverpool_-_DSC00557.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/The_Three_Graces%2C_Liverpool_-_DSC00557.JPG/150px-The_Three_Graces%2C_Liverpool_-_DSC00557.JPG" decoding="async" width="150" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/The_Three_Graces%2C_Liverpool_-_DSC00557.JPG/225px-The_Three_Graces%2C_Liverpool_-_DSC00557.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/The_Three_Graces%2C_Liverpool_-_DSC00557.JPG/300px-The_Three_Graces%2C_Liverpool_-_DSC00557.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="960" /></a></span><br /><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Liverpool_Commercial_District.jpg" 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England Building, Liverpool">Bank of England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bluecoat_Chambers" title="Bluecoat Chambers">Bluecoat Chambers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Britannia_Adelphi_Hotel" title="Britannia Adelphi Hotel">Britannia Adelphi Hotel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calderstones_House" title="Calderstones House">Calderstones House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinatown,_Liverpool" title="Chinatown, Liverpool">Chinese Arch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/County_Sessions_House,_Liverpool" title="County Sessions House, Liverpool">County Sessions House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crowne_Plaza_Liverpool_John_Lennon_Airport_Hotel" title="Crowne Plaza Liverpool John Lennon Airport Hotel">Crowne Plaza LJLA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cunard_Building" title="Cunard Building">Cunard Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liverpool_Empire_Theatre" title="Liverpool Empire Theatre">Empire Theatre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Everton_Water_Tower" title="Everton Water Tower">Everton Water Tower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Everyman_Theatre,_Liverpool" title="Everyman Theatre, Liverpool">Everyman Theatre, Liverpool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Central_Hall" title="Grand Central Hall">Grand Central Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Western_Hotel,_Liverpool" title="North Western Hotel, Liverpool">Great North Western Hotel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hargreaves_Building" title="Hargreaves Building">Hargreaves Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liverpool_Homeopathic_Hospital" title="Liverpool Homeopathic Hospital">Homeopathic Hospital</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_Buildings" title="India Buildings">India Buildings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Slavery_Museum" title="International Slavery Museum">International Slavery Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Parsons_Building" title="James Parsons Building">James Parsons Building</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Liverpool Central Library</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liverpool_Cotton_Exchange_Building" title="Liverpool Cotton Exchange Building">Liverpool Cotton Exchange Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liverpool_Magistrates%27_Court" title="Liverpool Magistrates' Court">Liverpool Magistrates' Court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liverpool_Playhouse" title="Liverpool Playhouse">Liverpool Playhouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liverpool_Town_Hall" title="Liverpool Town Hall">Liverpool Town Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liverpool_Women%27s_Hospital" title="Liverpool Women's Hospital">Liverpool Women's Hospital</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Lyceum,_Liverpool" title="The Lyceum, Liverpool">The Lyceum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malmaison_Hotel,_Liverpool" title="Malmaison Hotel, Liverpool">Malmaison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mann_Island_Buildings" title="Mann Island Buildings">Mann Island Buildings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merseyside_Maritime_Museum" title="Merseyside Maritime Museum">Merseyside Maritime Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Museum_of_Liverpool" title="Museum of Liverpool">Museum of Liverpool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Conservation_Centre" title="National Conservation Centre">National Conservation Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/One_Park_West" title="One Park West">One Park West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Oratory,_Liverpool" title="The Oratory, Liverpool">Oratory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oriel_Chambers" title="Oriel Chambers">Oriel Chambers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philharmonic_Dining_Rooms" title="Philharmonic Dining Rooms">Philharmonic Dining Rooms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philharmonic_Hall,_Liverpool" title="Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool">Philharmonic Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prudential_Assurance_Building,_Liverpool" title="Prudential Assurance Building, Liverpool">Prudential Assurance Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth_II_Law_Courts,_Liverpool" title="Queen Elizabeth II Law Courts, Liverpool">Queen Elizabeth II Law Courts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Court_Theatre,_Liverpool" title="Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool">Royal Court Theatre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Insurance_Building,_Liverpool" title="Royal Insurance Building, Liverpool">Royal Insurance Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Liverpool_University_Hospital" title="Royal Liverpool University Hospital">Royal Liverpool University Hospital</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Speke_Hall" title="Speke Hall">Speke Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stanley_Dock_Tobacco_Warehouse" title="Stanley Dock Tobacco Warehouse">Stanley Dock Tobacco Warehouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_George%27s_Hall,_Liverpool" title="St George's Hall, Liverpool">St George's Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tate_Liverpool" title="Tate Liverpool">Tate Liverpool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tower_Buildings,_Liverpool" class="mw-redirect" title="Tower Buildings, Liverpool">Tower Buildings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Building,_University_of_Liverpool" title="Victoria Building, University of Liverpool">Victoria Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walker_Art_Gallery" title="Walker Art Gallery">Walker Art Gallery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wheel_of_Liverpool" title="Wheel of Liverpool">Wheel of Liverpool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albion_House,_Liverpool" title="Albion House, Liverpool">White Star Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woolton_Hall" title="Woolton Hall">Woolton Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Museum_Liverpool" class="mw-redirect" title="World Museum Liverpool">World Museum Liverpool</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Places of worship</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/All_Saints%27_Church,_Childwall" title="All Saints' Church, Childwall">All Saints' Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Rahma_Mosque" class="mw-redirect" title="Al-Rahma Mosque">Al-Rahma Mosque</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_All_Hallows,_Allerton" title="Church of All Hallows, Allerton">Church of All Hallows</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Our_Lady_and_Saint_Nicholas,_Liverpool" title="Church of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas, Liverpool">Church of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_St_Agnes_and_St_Pancras,_Toxteth_Park" title="Church of St Agnes and St Pancras, Toxteth Park">Church of St Agnes and St Pancras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_St_Clare,_Liverpool" class="mw-redirect" title="Church of St Clare, Liverpool">Church of St Clare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_Church,_Liverpool" title="German Church, Liverpool">German Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greek_Orthodox_Church_of_St_Nicholas,_Toxteth" title="Greek Orthodox Church of St Nicholas, Toxteth">Greek Orthodox Church of St Nicholas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gustav_Adolf_Church,_Liverpool" title="Gustav Adolf Church, Liverpool">Gustav Adolf Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liverpool_Cathedral" title="Liverpool Cathedral">Liverpool Cathedral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liverpool_Metropolitan_Cathedral" title="Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral">Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norwegian_Fishermans%27_Church,_Liverpool" title="Norwegian Fishermans' Church, Liverpool">Norwegian Fishermans' Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Christ_Church,_Waterloo" title="Old Christ Church, Waterloo">Old Christ Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Oratory" class="mw-redirect" title="The Oratory">The Oratory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Princes_Road_Synagogue" title="Princes Road Synagogue">Princes Road Synagogue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_George%27s_Church,_Everton" title="St George's Church, Everton">St George's Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Saint_John_the_Baptist,_Liverpool" title="Church of Saint John the Baptist, Liverpool">Saint John the Baptist's Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_St_Luke,_Liverpool" title="Church of St Luke, Liverpool">St Luke's Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Luke%27s_Church,_Walton" title="St Luke's Church, Walton">St Luke's Church, Walton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Michael%27s_Church,_Aigburth" title="St Michael's Church, Aigburth">St Michael's Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Peter%27s_Church,_Woolton,_Liverpool" title="St Peter's Church, Woolton, Liverpool">St Peter's Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toxteth_Unitarian_Chapel" title="Toxteth Unitarian Chapel">Toxteth Unitarian Chapel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ullet_Road_Unitarian_Church" title="Ullet Road Unitarian Church">Ullet Road Unitarian Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welsh_Presbyterian_Church_(Liverpool)" class="mw-redirect" title="Welsh Presbyterian Church (Liverpool)">Welsh Presbyterian Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Transportation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group 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