A Son of the Rock

I’ve probably barely scratched the surface of Art Deco in Liverpool as I only really was in the city centre. I know I’ve missed the former Speke Airport now named after John Lennon (see, among other buildings here.) Then there’s this beezer on Bold Street – a piece of higher Art Deco would be difficult to find.

Still, there was one final building near the waterfront that shouted deco. George’s Dock Ventilation and Control Station – seen below with the Royal Liver Building in the background.

Seen from Strand Street:-

Figure decoration detail:-

Upper levels detail:-

Tower detail:-

From Brunswick Street:-

Note green lamp standards and small shelter in this closer view:-

Surrounding railings and detail:-

Door and window detail:-

As its name implies it was built as a ventilating station – for the Mersey (road) tunnel. Yet this plaque commemorating the Liverpool Overhead Railway was on one of its external walls

Brunswick Street Aspect full aspect. (Stitch of two photos to get it all in):-

This very similar building was a bit further into the city centre – near the famous Cavern Club. I presume it’s also a ventilation tower:-