[kevsy21]

The Cunard Building is a Grade II* listed building located in Liverpool, England. It is sited at the Pier Head and along with the neighbouring Liver Building and Port of Liverpool Building is one of Liverpool's Three Graces, which line the city's waterfront.
It was designed by William Edward Willink and Philip Coldwell Thicknesse and was constructed between 1914 and 1917. The building's style is a mix of Italian Renaissance and Greek Revival, and its development has been particularly influenced by Italian palace design.
The building was, from its construction until the 1960s, the headquarters of Cunard Line, and the building retains the name of its original tenants. It was also home to Cunard's passenger facilities for trans-Atlantic journeys that departed from Liverpool.
One of the most notable features of the Cunard Building are the large basement and sub-basement levels that initially acted as storage facilities for both the Company's property and also the luggage of passengers. Coal was also stored in the basement, with a small railway track providing a link to the boiler room, which was used to heat the building. Many original features of the basement still exist, including the timber baggage racks, ship logs and other maritime documents. Several secure vaults, which in the past were used to store the most valuable passenger items, are still used today to hold historic documents, drawings and blueprints relating to the Cunard Building and also some of Cunard's Liners, such as the RMS Queen Mary.
Visited with Georgie.
This was not an official tour.

Basement store rooms.The railway track ran down the centre of the corridor.

George's Dock Wall,part of the original dock the building was built over.

The secure vaults room, each one sealed by a safe door - where valuable passenger luggage would be stored.




One of the vaults contained loads of memorabilia.







Original Cunard White Star soap

The general baggage and stores area located just beyond the vaults.



Some of the racks still retain the names of the ships which served Liverpool.





The sub-basement of the Cunard Building was utilised throughout the Second World War as an air raid shelter for not only the occupiers of the building, but also the staff of the adjacent office buildings. The original signs are still visible along the reinforced steel joist’s which were installed to add to the strength of the shelter.
The shelter covers the full length and width of the sub basement.

[georgie]

this was top stuff m8 the best thing ive seen in liverpool so far

Originally Posted by georgie

this was top stuff m8 the best thing ive seen in liverpool so far

I agree totally ^^

[martymarty]

superb report , like an old museum

[n10694]

Honest, I don't really believe it, it's made up !

Absolutely terrific.

[georgie]

Originally Posted by n10694

Honest, I don't really believe it, it's made up !

Absolutely terrific.

i had to pinch myself at the things i seen down there i thought it was a dream...ha ha

[Gibbo]

Outstanding. I've not seen this for years, since the early days of 28DL when there were about 6 urbexers in the North West and you could walk into anywhere!

[NorthMancBeds]

splendid indeed.

[tarboat]

Wow!

[Twitch]

That's incredible!! What a place! And fab write up and photos. Thanks!