Basic Site Details

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
	Classification	Original classification?	Notes
	Lodging house

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
	From	To	Event type	Notes
	July 1845		Plans approved	Plans approved by Sailor's Provisional Committee
	1846	1849
	31 July 1846		Foundation stone
	16 December 1850		Opened
	29 April 1860	30 April 1860		Burnt out
	21 April 1862		Opened	Reopened. Fireproof construction instead of original timber floors.

People

Design and Construction

The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column.
	Name	Role	Partnership Group	From	To	Notes
	John Cunningham		A	1845	1850
	John Cunningham		B	1860	1862	Resonsible for reconstruction using fireproof materials

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
	Author(s)	Date	Title	Part	Publisher	Notes
	Mackay, Stephen		Liverpool Sailors' Home	12	Journal of the Liverpool History Society
	Pevsner, N (ed)		South Lancashire (The Buildings of England)			p169