William Brown Street

William Brown Street

William Brown Street in Liverpool, England is a road that gives its name to the William Brown Street conservation area. It is remarkable for its concentration of public buildings.Originally known as "Shaw's Brow", a coaching road east from the city, it is named after William Brown, a local MP and philanthropist, who in 1860 donated land in the area for the building of a library and museum.

The conservation area contains:

*Lime Street Station
*St George's Hall
*William Brown Library and Museum — housing part of World Museum Liverpool and part of Liverpool Central Library
*Great North Western Hotel
*Walker Art Gallery
*Picton Reading Room and Hornby Library — part of Liverpool Central Library
*County Sessions House
*College of Technology and Museum Extension — part of World Museum Liverpool
*The Wellington Memorial
*The Steble Fountain
*St John's Gardens
*Liverpool Empire Theatre
*Entrance to Queensway Tunnel

External links

* [http://www.liverpoolworldheritage.com/visitingthewhs/areas/williambrownstreet/index.asp William Brown Street Conservation Area]


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