State Insurance Building

Why go

Walter Aubrey Thomas, also associated with the Royal Liver Building, designed this insurance office in a richly worked style. Part of the original building was lost to wartime bombing, so the present frontage rewards attention to both its ornament and its uneven outline.

What to look for

• Inspect the ogee arches and carved stone details.
• Notice the surviving portion of the once larger facade.

Useful to know

• View from Dale Street in daylight.
• Use it as a short stop among the street’s other commercial facades.
• Do not assume office interior access.

Your next visit

Estimated · Declared scenario and planning estimates; no live opening, weather, queue or booking service.