India Buildings

India Buildings
India Buildings
LocationWater Street, Liverpool, England
Coordinates53°24′22″N 2°59′33″W / 53.4061°N 2.9926°W / 53.4061; -2.9926
OS grid referenceSJ 341 904
Built1924–32
Built forBlue Funnel Line
ArchitectArnold Thornely and
Herbert J. Rowse
Architectural style(s)Italian Renaissance with American Beaux-Arts features
Governing bodyLegal & General
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameIndia Buildings, including the Water Street entrance to James Street underground station
Designated5 November 2013
India Buildings is located in Liverpool
India Buildings
Location in Liverpool
Internal shopping arcade

India Buildings is a commercial building with its principal entrance in Water Street, Liverpool, England. Mainly an office building, it also contains an internal shopping arcade and the entrance to an underground station. It was built between 1924 and 1932, damaged by a bomb in 1941, and later restored to its original condition under the supervision of one of its original architects. The building, its design influenced by the Italian Renaissance and incorporating features of the American Beaux-Arts style, occupies an entire block in the city.