Saint George's Hall

The St. George's Hall, in Liverpool

The St. George's Hall is the most important building of the cultural district of Liverpool, a grandiose neoclassical monument of the 1850s, classified in the world heritage of UNESCO. The Liverpool audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this imposing building, former courthouse and assize court sheltering prisoners, become today a museum and a cultural place open to the public.

The neoclassical monument of the cultural district

Arriving in front of the St. George's Hall is rather impressive. It is a bit the cherry on the cake of this district, considered as the soul of the city, so much it abounds in museums, art galleries, concert halls, theatres and magnificent gardens. A great part of it is moreover classified in the world heritage of UNESCO. The St. George's Hall, that you see in front of you, was built in the 1850s and is clearly the most important building of the district, by its size on one hand, but also by its grandiose architecture, a true neoclassical temple with Corinthian columns. But imagine that, behind its impeccable appearance and its undeniable class, the hall was in reality a former courthouse and assize court, that also hosted prisoners, with its cells still visible in the basement: it was long the great courthouse of the city. Today, the St. George's Hall is a museum open to the public, where you can admire its immense concert hall with a vaulted ceiling, its great organ, and a Minton mosaic floor with multicoloured tiles, one of the finest of the country, revealed only on certain occasions. The building hosts concerts, exhibitions and events, and remains a symbol of the civic grandeur of Liverpool. In front of it extend the St. George plateau and the war memorial, a place of official ceremonies. A neoclassical monument and a cultural heart, the St. George's Hall is a fine stop of the discovery of Liverpool.

What to see

Here you admire the most important building of the cultural district of Liverpool, a grandiose neoclassical temple of the 1850s with Corinthian columns, classified by UNESCO; a former courthouse and assize court with its cells, become a museum, it shelters an immense concert hall, a great organ and a magnificent Minton mosaic floor. The St. George's Hall is the cultural heart of Liverpool. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The St. George's Hall lies facing Lime Street station, in the heart of the cultural district of Liverpool, reachable on foot. You admire its façade from the square; the interior is visited according to the hours and conditions in force, which vary, and the mosaic floor is revealed only on certain occasions. It is best to enquire before coming.

What was the St. George's Hall of Liverpool?

Behind its appearance of a neoclassical temple of the 1850s, the St. George's Hall was in reality a former courthouse and assize court, that also hosted prisoners in cells still visible in the basement; become a museum classified by UNESCO, it today shelters an immense concert hall, a great organ and a magnificent Minton mosaic floor.

Where is the St. George's Hall in Liverpool?

Facing Lime Street station, in the heart of the cultural district of Liverpool, in England.