liverpool / originals

list of tall buildings in 1939



this collection includes buildings of least 40 meters tall that were completed before 1945. Buildings that are shorter than 40 meters but possess skyscraperesque features are included in this list, though they are not ranked

giraffes
during this period, a significant number of 'giraffe' buildings were constructed. A giraffe is defined as a low-rise building with a tower integrated into its design. To qualify for inclusion in this collection, the tower section must have habitable floors occupying more than fifty percent of its total height

color codes
  later reconstructed      later demolished

# name height usage year
1 Royal Liver Building 104 office 1911
2 India Buildings 50 office 1932
3 Tower Building 46 office 1908
4 Exchange Flags 43 office 1939
- Oriel Chambers 21 office 1864