Lady Lever Art Gallery

The Lady Lever Art Gallery is an art gallery built between 1914 and 1922 by architects William and Segar Owen. It features a rectangular design made of reinforced concrete with Portland stone cladding. The building has entrance projections on all sides, with concave re-entrants on the north and south sides. The roof is cruciform with top hampers and saucer domes at the ends. The richly moulded base includes small windows, an entablature, and a balustraded parapet at the entrance projections.

The east projection has a recessed Ionic hexastyle porch situated between channeled-rusticated bays. The windows are adorned with rich architraves, aprons, and cornices, with trophy crests on those in the outer bays. The west projection mirrors this design and features an attached colonnade. Both the north and south bays have recessed Ionic hexastyle porches, with flanking windows similar to those described, and fielded panels above. The south projection displays the inscription "THE LADY LEVER ART GALLERY" on its frieze. The entrances feature paired panelled doors, with steps flanked by marble bases; the southern steps are topped with urns. In the northwest corner, there is a sculpted male figure titled L'opprime (the oppressed) by A. Guilloux, created in 1913.

Inside, the central hall is flanked by first-floor balconies, which are wider at the ends. The hall features flat pilasters and a barrel-vaulted glazed roof, with Ionic columns paired at each end of the central section. The balconies have antae, and the entrances below are embellished with architraves, pilasters, friezes, and consoled pediments. The ends of the hall have similar decorative details. The entrance halls are octagonal, featuring a circular Ionic colonnade with paired columns and a glazed dome, with niches alternating with entrances. One room contains circa 1730 panelling from a house near Chatham, another has 1571 panelling from Lambourne Hall farm in Essex, and a third features Adam-style panelling from 1925 by Percy MacQuoid. The gallery was built to house Lord Leverhulme's art collection.