William Brown Street

Coordinates: 53°24′36″N 2°58′48″W / 53.410°N 2.980°W / 53.410; -2.980 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:

  • 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

  • Lime Street Station

  • St. George's Hall

  • Liverpool Central Library

  • World Museum Liverpool

  • Great North Western Hotel

  • Walker Art Gallery

  • County Sessions House

  • Wellington's Column

  • Steble Fountain

  • Liverpool Empire Theatre

  • Queensway Tunnel

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