Wellington Rooms, Liverpool
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| Wellington Rooms | |
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| Building information | |
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| Town | Liverpool |
| Country | England |
| Architect | Edmund Aikin |
| Client | Wellington Club |
| Construction start date | 1815 |
| Completion date | 1816 |
| Style | Neo-classical |
The Wellington Rooms, or as it is often commonly referred to, The Irish Centre, is situated on Mount Pleasant, Merseyside, close to Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral.
[edit] History
The building was designed by the architect Edmund Aikin and built between 1815-1816 as a subscription assembly room for the Wellington Club. It was originally used by high society for dance balls and parties.
Neo-classical in style the building's façade is Grade II* listed, but it is now blackened and the building is derelict, a reflection on the changing wealth and fashions in the city.
[edit] Regeneration
Having been derelict for some years the Wellington rooms future looks more positive with a partnership between a building preservation trust and a dance development not-for-profit organisation submitting plans to conserve the building and adapt them to be used as a National Dance Centre serving the Northwest of England.
[edit] External links
- Georgian Group: North-west campaigns
- The Wavertree Society
- Heritage Works Buildings Preservation Trust: Wellington Rooms
- Images of England — details from listed building database (359117)
- Buildings at Risk Register: Wellington+Rooms
- Stop the Rot campaign
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