College of Technology and Museum Extension

College of Technology and Museum Extension
The building in 2018
Interactive map of the College of Technology and Museum Extension area
General information
Location	Byrom Street, Liverpool, England
Coordinates	53°24′36″N 2°58′57″W
Year built	1896–1909
Design and construction
Architect	Edward William Mountford
Designations
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name	College of Technology and Museum Extension
Designated	12 July 1966
Reference no.	1205724

Perspective drawing

The College of Technology and Museum Extension on Byrom Street in Liverpool, England, was built between 1896 and 1909, the architect was Edward William Mountford. The building was constructed to provide a new College of Technology and an extension to the museum. The college occupied the lower levels and the museum the upper levels. Bomb damage led to some reconstruction work in the 1960s. The building was Grade II* listed in 1966.

The lower levels were taken over by Liverpool Polytechnic and its successor Liverpool John Moores University. Initially, they held the engineering department but were subsequently split between the Sports Science and Computing Services departments, being home to the University's DEC computers.

More recently, during the transformation of Liverpool Museum into World Museum Liverpool, the museum acquired the remainder of the building which now houses its research department.

See also

• Architecture of Liverpool
• Grade II* listed buildings in Liverpool – City Centre

External links

• Liverpool Pictorial
• Liverpool World Heritage