Basic Site Details

Name: Philharmonic Hall
City or county: Liverpool
Country: England
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Notes: Original estimate £4000 for 1500 seats. Final scheme £30,000 for 65 boxes and 1600 seats, financed by 700 subscribers ('the proprietors'). Tall two-storey astylar Italianate, big-scaled: the interior was a giant version of the Glasite church in Edinburgh with galleries within the arches.

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Hall  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 2Hope Street  
Item 2 of 2Myrtle Street  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 618441849 Dates from inception of project until completion
Item 2 of 61846 Foundation stone 
Item 3 of 61847 Build/constructionConstruction begun
Item 4 of 627 August 1849 Opened 
Item 5 of 65 July 1933 Destruction/demolitionBurnt
Item 6 of 619371939Build/constructionNew hall on old site ((J Rowse architect)

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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 1John Cunningham A18441849 

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Liverpool Philharmonic Society 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 3Colvin, Howard1971A biographical dictionary of English Architects  Information from Record Office, Liverpool
Item 2 of 3Gent, Stephen A The Liverpool Phil: a brief history of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society14Liverpool Historical Society Journal, pp126-138 
Item 3 of 3Henley, D and McKernan, V2009The Original Liverpool Sound: the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society   

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Illustrated London News1 September 1849