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Adelphi Bank

Coordinates: 53°24′22″N 2°59′27″W / 53.40601°N 2.99090°W / 53.40601; -2.99090
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Adelphi Bank Building
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General information
TypeBank
LocationCastle Street, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates53°24′22″N 2°59′27″W / 53.40601°N 2.99090°W / 53.40601; -2.99090
Construction started1890
Completed1892
Technical details
Floor count4
Design and construction
Architect(s)W. D. Caröe

The Adelphi Bank Building is a 19th-century Grade II* listed former bank located in Liverpool, England. The architect was William Douglas Caröe and the building was completed in 1892 for the now defunct Adelphi Bank the building's architecture has been described as a mixture of French European Renaissance with Nordic and Eastern European themes.[1][2] At present,[when?] the ground floor is a branch of the Caffè Nero coffee house.[3]

Doors[edit]

The building's bronze doors were designed by Thomas Stirling Lee and depict scenes of male friendship from history and mythology.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "World Heritage Scanned Nomination" (PDF). whc.unesco.org. UNESCO. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  2. ^ "38, Castle Street and 1, Brunswick Street". Historic England. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Former Adelphi Bank, Castle Street, Liverpool". Geograph Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  4. ^ Paul, David (2018). Historic Streets of Liverpool. Amberley Publishing.