Adelphi Bank

Building in Liverpool, England

53°24′22″N 2°59′27″W / 53.40601°N 2.99090°W / 53.40601; -2.99090Construction started1890Completed1892Technical detailsFloor count4Design and constructionArchitect(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

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

  • Entrance
    Entrance
  • David and Johnathan
    David and Johnathan
  • Achilles and Patroclus
    Achilles and Patroclus
  • Castor and Pollux
    Castor and Pollux
  • Roland and Oliver
    Roland and Oliver

References

  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.