William Brown Street | |
Other Name: | Liverpool Cultural Quarter |
Type: | Street and public square |
Coordinates: | 53.4094°N -2.9817°W |
Location: | Liverpool city centre |
Built: | 1860 |
Architecture: | Victorian Neoclassical |
Designation1: | UK Listed Building |
William Brown Street in Liverpool, England, is a road that is remarkable for its concentration of public buildings. It is sometimes referred to as the "Cultural Quarter".
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. This area gives its name as the William Brown Street conservation area.
The conservation area contains: