In June 2020, firefighters had to bring a blaze in the building under control which began when a firework was thrown at the building as fans celebrated Liverpool winning the Premier League.
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Recently it has been a backdrop for many TV and film productions - including as part of Gotham City in the new Robert Pattinson superhero 2022 blockbuster The Batman. The mythical bird, which has been a symbol of Liverpool since the 14th Century, also features on the city's logo, the badge of Liverpool FC and the crests of both the University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores University.ĭesigned by Walter Aubrey Thomas and with work starting in 1907, on completion the Liver Building was once the tallest skyscraper in Europe. The building is topped by the largest and best-known Liver Birds, which measure 18ft (5.5m) in height. Sales agent CBRE said it was a chance to 'own a piece of history' and 'a property with considerable potential'. The 15-storey, 98-metre-high building is home to several firms, including manufacturer Princes Foods, bank HSBC and football club Everton. Now five years later it is being sold again for potentially double the price. Design docks visually with instantly generated estimates and construction plans Go to Docks.Design to get started today The same old process is changing. Liverpool's Grade I-listed Royal Liver Building was bought by Luxembourg-based Corestate Capital Holding in 2017 for £48m, partnered on the deal by Everton FC owner Farhad Moshiri. Liverpool's Grade I-listed Royal Liver Building was bought by Luxembourg-based Corestate Capital Holding in 2017 for £48m, partnered on the deal by Everton FC owner Farhad Moshiri In 2011 Royal Liver and its headquarters were taken over by rival Royal London Mutual Insurance Society, which eventually decided to sell the building for the first time in the famous structure's history. The Liver Building - famously topped by the city's famous Liver Birds - was opened in July 1911 as the home of Royal Liver Assurance and quickly became a symbol of the Merseyside city. It became jointly owned by Everton majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri after being acquired by international property group Corestate in 2017 for £48m. The Royal Liver Building was put on the market in March this year - on sale for only the second time in its 111-year history.
Two years later the Merseyside Maritime Museum opened on the site, followed by Tate Liverpool in 1988.īy the end of decade the revived complex was the setting for ITV's daily magazine show This Morning. It was later redeveloped, with the first phase completed in 1984.
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The deserted dock was the backdrop to the final episode of Alan Bleasdale's bleak depiction of unemployment in 1982 in his BBC One series The Boys From The Black Stuff.
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