| Victoria Building | |
|---|---|
 Victoria Building, University of Liverpool | |
  Location within Merseyside | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| Town or city | Liverpool |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 53°24′22″N 2°58′00″W / 53.4062°N 2.9667°W |
| Construction started | 1889 |
| Completed | 1892 |
| Cost | £53,000 |
| Client | University of Liverpool |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 52.7 m (173 ft)[1] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Alfred Waterhouse |
The Victoria Building of the University of Liverpool, is on the corner of Brownlow Hill and Ashton Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England (grid reference SJ358903). It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. It was designed by Alfred Waterhouse and completed in 1892.[2] It was the first purpose-built building for what was to become the University of Liverpool, with accommodation for administration, teaching, common rooms and a library. The building was the inspiration for the term "red brick university" which was coined by Professor Edgar Allison Peers.[3] In 2008 it was converted into the Victoria Gallery & Museum.[4]
- ^ "Victoria Building Liverpool University". Liverpool Picturebook. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ Historic England, "Victoria Building, Liverpool University (1205699)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 April 2015
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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