// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did 16 Cook Street say to 17? "You're one house ahead.
| 16 Cook Street | |
|---|---|
 The building in 2019 | |
 Interactive map of the 16 Cook Street area | |
General information | |
| Location | Liverpool, England |
| Coordinates | 53°24′22″N 2°59′21″W / 53.40611°N 2.98917°W |
| Year built | 1866 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Peter Ellis |
| Designations | |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | 16, Cook Street |
| Designated | 12 July 1966 |
| Reference no. | 1068298 |
16 Cook Street in Liverpool, England, is the world's second glass curtain walled building.[1][2] Designed by Peter Ellis in 1866, it is a Grade II* listed building.[3]
Built two years after Oriel Chambers on Water Street, the architect's best-known work, it shows the development of Ellis' style. Its floor to ceiling glass allows light to penetrate deep into the building, contrasting strongly with the adjacent structures. It has been suggested that American architect John Root was influenced by the construction of both buildings, having studied in Liverpool at the time of their construction.[4]
Both 16 Cook Street and Oriel Chambers were featured in the ITV (Granada / Tyne Tees) television programme Grundy's Northern Pride, looking at John Grundy's favourite buildings in the north of England, which aired on 9 January 2007.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "16 Cook Street | Cook Street, Liverpool, UK". Engineering Timelines. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- ↑ "Cooke Street". Liverpool Engineering Walk. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ↑ Historic England, "16, Cook Street (1068298)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 26 June 2025
- ↑ "Water Street / 4". Liverpool Engineering Walk. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
External links
[edit]- Page on the Liverpool Architectural Society website
- Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1068298)". National Heritage List for England.
| Authority control databases: Geographic |
|---|
 | This article about a Merseyside building or structure is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |