Albert Dock, Liverpool: the Dock Traffic Office
Architect/Designer | Hardwick, Philip (1792-1870) |
| Hartley, Jesse (1780-1860) |
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Artist/Photographer | Charles, Martin (1940-2012) |
Country | UK: England |
City | Liverpool |
Subject Date | 1849 |
Image Date | 1983 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Neoclassical |
Medium | Negative |
Library Reference | MC B 130783 |
Orientation | Portrait |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | Martin Charles / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Columns ; Office buildings ; Pediments ; Dereliction ; Cast iron ; Docks ; Porticos |
NOTES: The Tuscan style columns on the portico are made from cast iron, each column cast in two sections over 17 ft (5.2 metres) high, with the architrave a single casting. The Dock Traffic Office was designed by Philip Hardwick in 1848. Another storey (just seen) was added in 1849 by Hartley.
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