Title

'The Custom House, Liverpool', mid 19th century. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

'The Custom House, Liverpool', mid 19th century. A ship in dry dock in front of the Custom House in the port of Liverpool. The building, which opened in 1839, housed the offices of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board, a post office, and a telegraph office. It was damaged during the Second World War, and demolished soon afterwards.

Date

1839

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F35_100

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

64,3Mb (4,9Mb) / 12,8in x 19,5in / 3840 x 5850 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation exterior outdoors building England arts industry finance harbour art trade port ship ships British Neo-classical wharf docks dock quay quayside location century Britain dry dock Liverpool Merseyside anchor shipping Industry 19th century water transport B W Neoclassical Neoclassicism Custom House nineteenth century Neo-Classicism The Print Collector dockside TGN outside engraving landscape Unknown quai graving dock