Victorian Staircase
Love this wonderful staircase at the Victoria Art Gallery in Liverpool. Designed by the eminent architect Alfred Waterhouse in 1892, the Victoria Building was the first in the University of Liverpool’s estate. Its highly detailed, decorative style gave rise to the term ‘redbrick university’, but when the institution had outgrown its confines and moved many functions elsewhere, the grand old building became underused and undervalued.
Led by Professor Kelvin Everest, the university had aspirations for the building to house collections and accommodate the Educational Opportunities Department. They wanted the space to be opened up to the people of Liverpool and create a new visitor attraction to coincide with the city’s status as the European Capital of Culture in 2008.
Victorian Staircase
Love this wonderful staircase at the Victoria Art Gallery in Liverpool. Designed by the eminent architect Alfred Waterhouse in 1892, the Victoria Building was the first in the University of Liverpool’s estate. Its highly detailed, decorative style gave rise to the term ‘redbrick university’, but when the institution had outgrown its confines and moved many functions elsewhere, the grand old building became underused and undervalued.
Led by Professor Kelvin Everest, the university had aspirations for the building to house collections and accommodate the Educational Opportunities Department. They wanted the space to be opened up to the people of Liverpool and create a new visitor attraction to coincide with the city’s status as the European Capital of Culture in 2008.