India Buildings
| India Buildings | |
|---|---|
India Buildings | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Italian Renaissance with American Beaux-Arts |
| Address | Water Street, Liverpool, England |
| Coordinates | 53°24′22″N 2°59′33″W / 53.4061°N 2.9926°W |
| Year(s) built | 1924–32 |
| Client | Blue Funnel Line |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Arnold Thornely and Herbert J. Rowse |
| Designations | |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | India Buildings, including the Water Street entrance to James Street underground station |
| Designated | 5 November 2013 |
| Reference no. | 1280299 |
India Buildings is a commercial building with its principal entrance on Water Street in Liverpool, England. Mainly an office building, it also contains an internal shopping arcade and the entrance to an underground station. It was built between 1924 and 1932, damaged by a bomb in 1941, and later restored to its original condition under the supervision of one of its original architects. The building, its design influenced by the Italian Renaissance and incorporating features of the American Beaux-Arts style, occupies an entire block in the city.