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Latitude: 53.6468 / 53°38'48"N
Longitude: -3.0064 / 3°0'22"W
OS Eastings: 333571
OS Northings: 417169
OS Grid: SD335171
Mapcode National: GBR 7VF8.XG
Mapcode Global: WH861.SLLN
Plus Code: 9C5RJXWV+PF
Entry Name: Southport Library
Listing Date: 29 July 1999
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1379675
English Heritage Legacy ID: 479075
ID on this website: 101379675
Location: Southport, Sefton, Merseyside, PR8
County: Sefton
Electoral Ward/Division: Duke's
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Southport
Traditional County: Lancashire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Merseyside
Church of England Parish: Southport Christ Church
Church of England Diocese: Liverpool
Tagged with: Public library Library building
SOUTHPORT
SD3317SE LORD STREET
664-1/12/113 (East side)
Southport Library
GV II
Includes: Nos.1-9 EASTBANK STREET.
Bank, now part of library (internally integrated with Atkinson
Library and Art Gallery adjoining to left, qv). 1879, for the
Manchester and Liverpool District Bank; altered. Sandstone
ashlar, slate roof. Renaissance style. Rectangular plan on
corner site, with axis parallel to Eastbank Street.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys and attic (each diminishing in height),
with facades of 3 bays to Lord Street and 7 bays to Eastbank
Street. The ground floor has channelled pilasters with
crocketed caps with frieze and cornice, each of the upper
floors has paired colonnettes with foliated caps, frieze and
cornice, and the second floor has a balustraded parapet
interrupted in the centre of each facade by a pedimented attic
window.
At ground floor the first bay of the Lord Street facade and
the centre bay of the Eastbank Street facade each contain a
large round-headed doorway with moulded head, keystone and
carved spandrels, and the other bays have tall pilastered
2-light windows, except the 3 bays to the right in Eastbank
Street (Nos 5, 7 & 9) which have inserted shop fronts. The
first floor has pilastered windows of 2 round-headed lights in
each bay, with moulded heads and keystones; the second floor
has pairs of segmental-headed windows with moulded
architraves.
INTERIOR: former banking hall has coffered ceiling with
elaborate classical enrichment.
Forms group with Atkinson Library and Art Gallery (qv)
adjoining to left, and with Southport Arts Centre (qv) linked
to that.
Listing NGR: SD3357117169
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