Pacific Road Ventilation Station
Pacific Road ventilation station for the Queensway Tunnel (1925-1934).
"Ventilation station for the Mersey Road tunnel. 1925-34. Sir Basil Mott and J.A. Brodie, engineers, Herbert Rowse, architect. Steel framed with brick cladding. Composed of a series of geometric blocks grouped around giant main tower. Decoration provided by nogged projecting brick courses on main tower in the form of a cross, the tops of each block stressed with bands of stepped and nogged brick courses. Brick bands give a rusticated effect to base. Doors with chevron decoration in tower base. Houses giant fans used in ventilation, the largest of a series of 3 towers on the Birkenhead side of the tunnel".
Grade II listed building. List entry Number: 1291885.
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