LIVERPOOL NORTHERN DISTRICT POST OFFICE
1-5 Walton Road
Architect: John Rutherford Year: c.1906 Listed building status: Grade II Archive sources British Postal Museum & Archive: POST 30/1267A; 91/1666 National Archives: WORK 13/183, 69/6 (photograph) Selected bibliographical references Builder 9 Sep 1905, p. 282 History Closed Current use: Office accommodation ("Riverside Housing Group") The contract documentation (WORK 13/183) names John Rutherford as the architect, although the Builder report claims that the architect is Walter Pott. Building description From: The Builder 9 September 1905, p. 282 A new post office is being erected at the junction of Walton-road and Morley-street, Liverpool. The building will consist of a basement and ground floor with the exception of a centre block , which will have an additional first and attic floor. The basement floor, which will consist of a basket-store. communicating by lift with the sorting office above, postal stores, heating chamber, and retiring-room for postmen. On the ground floor will be the sorting office, 96 ft long and 45 ft wide, adjacent to which, with the entrance facing Walton-road, will be the public office for the despatch of postal and other public business. Adjoining the public office will be the telegraph instrument-room, the remainder of the floor being occupied by the telegraph messengers, inspectors and cycles. The mail-yard is situated at the rear of the sorting office, while accommodation will also be provided for the various trucks and conveyances used in the postal service. The first floor of the central block will comprise the inspectors' writing-room, female retiring room, etc. and a store-room, while from the staircase access will be gained to the watching gallery. The main facade of the building will be treated in the Renaissance style, and is being carried-out in red pressed brick and stone. The building has been designed by and is under the supervision of Mr Pott, of His Majesty's Office of Works, London |