62 Castle St
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62 Castle Street is a Grade II listed building located on the west side of Castle Street, Liverpool
. It was built in 1868 for the Alliance Bank and was later occupied by the North and South Wales Bank and most recently by the Midland Bank
. The building was designed by the architects Lucy and Littler and features a domed banking hall with paired corinthian
columns. The two bays to the right of the building are a matching addition, designed by G E Grayson.
After the Midand Bank had relocated to the northern end of the street, the building was converted by Liverpool business man Wayne Rose in 1986, at the age of 23, into a bar, restaurant and a 4 star rated 20 bed all suite hotel, known as Trials Hotel due to its close proximity to the Queen Elizabeth Law Courts
. The building was bought by Centre Island Hotels in 2004 and refurbished to its current condition as a boutique hotel. Liverpool
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Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
. It was built in 1868 for the Alliance Bank and was later occupied by the North and South Wales Bank and most recently by the Midland Bank
Midland Bank
Midland Bank Plc was one of the Big Four banking groups in the United Kingdom for most of the 20th century. It is now part of HSBC. The bank was founded as the Birmingham and Midland Bank in Union Street, Birmingham, England in August 1836...
. The building was designed by the architects Lucy and Littler and features a domed banking hall with paired corinthian
Corinthian order
The Corinthian order is one of the three principal classical orders of ancient Greek and Roman architecture. The other two are the Doric and Ionic. When classical architecture was revived during the Renaissance, two more orders were added to the canon, the Tuscan order and the Composite order...
columns. The two bays to the right of the building are a matching addition, designed by G E Grayson.
After the Midand Bank had relocated to the northern end of the street, the building was converted by Liverpool business man Wayne Rose in 1986, at the age of 23, into a bar, restaurant and a 4 star rated 20 bed all suite hotel, known as Trials Hotel due to its close proximity to the Queen Elizabeth Law Courts
Queen Elizabeth II Law Courts, Liverpool
The Queen Elizabeth II Law Courts, Derby Square, Liverpool, England. It is operated by Her Majesty's Courts Service.The Building contains the city's Crown Court which were previously housed in St Georges Hall...
. The building was bought by Centre Island Hotels in 2004 and refurbished to its current condition as a boutique hotel. Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
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