Basic Site Details Name: | Philharmonic Hall | City or county: | Liverpool | Country: | England | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Original estimate £4000 for 1500 seats. Final scheme £30,000 for 65 boxes and 1600 seats, financed by 700 subscribers ('the proprietors'). Tall two-storey astylar Italianate, big-scaled: the interior was a giant version of the Glasite church in Edinburgh with galleries within the arches.
| Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Hall | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Hope Street | | | | Myrtle Street | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1844 | 1849 | | Dates from inception of project until completion | | 1846 | | Foundation stone | | | 1847 | | Build/construction | Construction begun | | 27 August 1849 | | Opened | | | 5 July 1933 | | Destruction/demolition | Burnt | | 1937 | 1939 | Build/construction | New hall on old site ((J Rowse architect) |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | John Cunningham | | A | 1844 | 1849 | |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Liverpool Philharmonic Society | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Colvin, Howard | 1971 | A biographical dictionary of English Architects | | | Information from Record Office, Liverpool | | Gent, Stephen A | | The Liverpool Phil: a brief history of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society | 14 | Liverpool Historical Society Journal, pp126-138 | | | Henley, D and McKernan, V | 2009 | The Original Liverpool Sound: the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Illustrated London News | 1 September 1849 | | | |
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