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Rigby's Buildings

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Thomas Rigby, who came from humble beginnings, and made a fortune from public houses and hotels. He acquired the building in about 1852, at which time it was known as Atherton Buildings. Rigby bought the building mainly for its yards and warehouse at the rear for use in his business. At this time
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The building carries the date 1726, but the present building on the site probably dates from about 1850. It takes its name from
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style. As of 2003 its ground floor is occupied by a public house named
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Rigby's Buildings is in five storeys, with a front of seven
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of different types. Along the top of the building runs a
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it had a plain frontage, and in 1865 Rigby added the
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Liverpool
Merseyside
53°24′28″N 2°59′23″W / 53.4077°N 2.9898°W / 53.4077; -2.9898
OS grid reference
SJ 343 906
Listed Building
Rigby's Buildings is located in Liverpool
Liverpool
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public house
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stucco
grotesques
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fascia
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National Heritage List for England
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Grade II listed buildings in Liverpool-L2
Architecture of Liverpool

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