This magnificent art deco concert hall
was built as a replacement for the original
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall that was built in
1849 but was destroyed by fire in 1933.
The building received £10million worth of
refurbishment in 1995 and, according to the
hall's website, "Having
successfully applied for seed funding of
£634,000 from Arts Council England (ACE) in
2012, Liverpool Philharmonic appointed
architects Caruso St. John to lead a team in
developing the designs for the refurbishment
of the 1939 concert hall, which is the home
of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
Orchestra, and one of the UK’s premier arts
and entertainment venues." In
1981 English Heritage gave the 1,790 seat
concert hall a Grade II* Listed status.
Below are some views of the
building's art deco interior.
Between the entrance doors is a bronze plaque
(seen above). It is memorial to the
members of the band that played on board the
Titanic and continued to play as the ship
sank. This plaque was originally installed
in the original Philharmonic Hall and was one of
very few items to survive the fire. When
it was installed in the new building it was
located in a corridor behind the stage where
only the musicians were likely to see it.
After the refurbishment of the building in 1995
it was relocated close to the public entrance.
