| Custom House | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Status | Demolished |
| Town or city | Liverpool |
| Country |  England |
| Coordinates | 53°24′09″N 2°59′19″W / 53.4024068°N 2.9885602°W |
| Construction started | 1828 |
| Completed | 1839 |
| Demolished | 1948 |
| Cost | £230,000 |
| Height | 127 ft (39 m)[1] |
| Dimensions | |
| Diameter | 467 ft (142 m) x 253 ft (77 m)[1] |
The Custom House was a 19th-century Neo-classical building located in Liverpool, England. It housed a post office, dock office, and offices for Customs and Excise. It was built on the site of the historic Old Dock in 1839 and operated up to World War II when it was partly destroyed during the Liverpool Blitz, then finally demolished in 1948. Today the area which formed the base of the building makes up part of the Liverpool One shopping complex. It is considered amongst Liverpool's most regrettable losses when it comes to landmark buildings.[2]
- ^ a b Stonehouse, James (1844). Hand Book for the stranger in Liverpool. pp. 160–161.
- ^ Houghton, Alistair (11 November 2016). "Liverpool's Magnificent Seven - the buildings that shouldn't have been pulled down". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 9 July 2022.