William Brown Street
Road in Liverpool, England
53°24′34″N 02°58′54″W / 53.40944°N 2.98167°W / 53.40944; -2.98167
Listed Building
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Location of William Brown Street in Merseyside
William Brown Street in Liverpool, England, is a road that is remarkable for its concentration of public buildings. It is sometimes referred to as the "Cultural Quarter".
Originally known as Shaw's Brow, a coaching road east from the city, it is named after William Brown, a local MP and philanthropist, who in 1860 donated land in the area for the building of a library and museum. This area gives its name as the William Brown Street conservation area.
Buildings of note
The conservation area contains:
- William Brown Library and Museum — housing part of World Museum Liverpool and part of Liverpool Central Library
- College of Technology and Museum Extension — part of World Museum Liverpool
- Picton Reading Room and Hornby Library — part of Liverpool Central Library
- Walker Art Gallery
- County Sessions House
- The Wellington Memorial
- The Steble Fountain
- St George's Hall
- St John's Gardens
- Entrance to Queensway Tunnel
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to William Brown Street.
- "William Brown St Conservation Area". Liverpool World Heritage City. Archived from the original on 26 April 2015.
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