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Gwalia, Liverpool

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Gwalia, formerly known as Sandfield Tower, is a derelict building on Queens Drive in the West Derby area of Liverpool, England, commissioned as a private house and built between 1851 and 1854, with a date stone marking its completion in 1854. The neoclassical building has an asymmetrical five-bay main frontage and a distinctive four-stage tower. It was given Grade II listed status on August 1, 1973, in recognition of its architectural and historical significance, despite its now deteriorated condition. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Villa 2
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Liverpool, United Kingdom 3
Completed Year
1854 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
Villa 2
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Villa, Concepts

In Style

Neoclassical Architecture, Styles and Movements
Source Gwalia, Liverpool (Wikipedia)

Uses Element

Stone, Architectural Materials
Source Gwalia, Liverpool (Wikipedia)
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United Kingdom

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Source Gwalia, Liverpool (Wikipedia)
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1. Gwalia, Liverpool (Wikipedia)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwalia,_Liverpool, lead definition
    Gwalia, formerly known as Sandfield Tower, is a derelict building in Queens Drive in West Derby, Liverpool, England.
  • infobox field: built=1854
  • History
    The design involved an asymmetrical main frontage of five bays facing onto Queens Drive. The first bay was recessed; the second bay contained a four-stage tower, and the right hand section of three bays was slightly projected forward.
  • In Style: Neoclassical Architecture, Infobox: architecture
    Neoclassical style
  • Uses Element: Stone, Wikipedia article
    It was designed in the neoclassical style, built in ashlar stone and was completed in 1854.
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2. Gwalia, Liverpool (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Villa)
Quote, Wikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Villa)
Wikidata item Q1557783, instance of (P31): villa
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3. Gwalia, Liverpool (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Liverpool, United Kingdom
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Liverpool, United Kingdom
Wikidata item Q1557783, property P131/P17 (location): Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Wikidata: Gwalia, Liverpool
Wikidata Q1557783, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926 resolve_missing)View the Source
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