India Buildings
India Buildings is a commercial building with its principal entrance in Water Street, Liverpool, England. Mainly an office building, it also contained an internal shopping arcade and the entrance to an underground station. It was built between 1924 and 1932, damaged by a bomb in 1941, and later restored to its original condition under the supervision of one of its original architects. The building, its design influenced by the Italian Renaissance and incorporating features of the American Beaux-Arts style, occupies an entire block in the city.
| India Buildings | |
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India Buildings | |
| Location | Water Street, Liverpool, England |
| Coordinates | 53.4061°N 2.9926°W |
| OS grid reference | SJ 341 904 |
| Built | 1924–32 |
| Built for | Blue Funnel Line |
| Architect | Arnold Thornely and Herbert J. Rowse |
| Architectural style(s) | Italian Renaissance with American Beaux-Arts features |
| Governing body | Legal & General |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | India Buildings, including the Water Street entrance to James Street underground station |
| Designated | 5 November 2013 |
Location in Liverpool | |
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