William Brown Street

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".

William Brown Street
Liverpool Cultural Quarter
William Brown Street as viewed from the Queensway Tunnel
Type	Street and public square
Location	Liverpool city centre
Coordinates	53°24′34″N 02°58′54″W
Built	1860
Architectural style(s)	Victorian Neoclassical
Listed Building
Location of William Brown Street in Liverpool

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

• 
  World Museum Liverpool
• 
  Liverpool Central Library
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  Walker Art Gallery
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  County Sessions House
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  Wellington's Column
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  Steble Fountain
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  St George's Hall
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  Queensway Tunnel

External links

• "William Brown St Conservation Area". Liverpool World Heritage City. Archived from the original on 26 April 2015.