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William Brown Street
Liverpool Cultural Quarter
William Brown Street as viewed from the Queensway Tunnel
Type	Street and public square
Location	Liverpool city centre
Coordinates	53°24′34″N 02°58′54″W / 53.40944°N 2.98167°W / 53.40944; -2.98167
Built	1860
Architectural style(s)	Victorian Neoclassical
Listed Building
Location of William Brown Street in Liverpool

William Brown Street in Liverpool, England, is a road that is remarkable for its concentration of public buildings. It is sometimes referred to as the "Cultural Quarter".

Originally known as Shaw's Brow, a coaching road east from the city, it is named after William Brown, a local MP and philanthropist, who in 1860 donated land in the area for the building of a library and museum. This area gives its name as the William Brown Street conservation area.

Buildings of note

The conservation area contains:

• William Brown Library and Museum — housing part of World Museum Liverpool and part of Liverpool Central Library
• College of Technology and Museum Extension — part of World Museum Liverpool
• Picton Reading Room and Hornby Library — part of Liverpool Central Library
• Walker Art Gallery
• County Sessions House
• The Wellington Memorial
• The Steble Fountain
• St George's Hall
• St John's Gardens
• Entrance to Queensway Tunnel

• World Museum Liverpool
• Liverpool Central Library
• Walker Art Gallery
• County Sessions House
• Wellington's Column
• Steble Fountain
• St George's Hall
• Queensway Tunnel

External links

• "William Brown St Conservation Area". Liverpool World Heritage City. Archived from the original on 26 April 2015.

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