Latitude: 53.406 / 53°24'21"N
Longitude: -2.9882 / 2°59'17"W
OS Eastings: 334400
OS Northings: 390369
OS Grid: SJ344903
Mapcode National: GBR 73P.L0
Mapcode Global: WH877.2N96
Plus Code: 9C5VC246+CP
Entry Name: Central Buildings
Listing Date: 14 March 1975
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1070584
English Heritage Legacy ID: 359164
ID on this website: 101070584
Location: Liverpool, Merseyside, L2
County: Liverpool
Electoral Ward/Division: Central
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Liverpool
Traditional County: Lancashire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Merseyside
Church of England Parish: Liverpool Our Lady and St Nicholas
Church of England Diocese: Liverpool
Tagged with: Office building
SJ 3490 SW NORTH JOHN STREET (east side) L2
52/823 Nos. 37 to 45 (odd) (Central Buildings) 14.3.75. G.V. II
Office building. 1870's. Stone with polished granite ground floor. 4 storeys with basement, 20 bays, 8-bay return to 8 Matthew Street and 11-bay return to Harrington Street. Ground floor has colonnade, with entablature, chamfered corners with large round-arched entrances; the columns have a bronze band one-third up, which continues across facade dividing totally glazed basement and ground floor. The 1st floor has 2:5:5:2 round-arched windows with panelled pilasters, frieze, and projecting cornice. 2nd floor has rectangular windows. Top floor has 12 round- arched windows in middle, and 4 rectangular windows at each side. Top cornice on brackets, blocking course. Facade treatment continues over 4 bays of each return, then utilitarian white glazed brick facades.
Listing NGR: SJ3440090369
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