Liverpool Stadium

The foundation stone was laid by the Earl of Lonsdale on 22 July 1932, and it was opened to the public on 20 October 1932 by Liverpool's Lord Mayor.

The facade was finished in faience tiling with Art Deco detail, as were the lobby, corridors and public areas inside.

Artists such as The Beatles, Lou Reed, David Bowie and Hawkwind played there.

[1] It was also used for political hustings and trade union meetings, and it even hosted the 1951 Conservative Party conference.

The building replaced an earlier venue of the same name, originally a Liverpool United Tramways Omnibus Company horse stables, on Pudsey Street, off London Road, on the other side of the city centre, which opened in July 1911.