White Star Line Building on Reflection
May 3, 2013 11:36:42 #
it was built for the Ismay, Imrie and Company shipping company, which later became the White Star Line. The facade is constructed from white Portland stone and red brick. In 1912, when news of the disaster of the Titanic reached the offices, the officials were too afraid to leave the building, and instead read the names of the deceased from the balcony.
May 3, 2013 11:39:59 #
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May 3, 2013 15:00:37 #
Hi LKF, This is interesting. I used to own a company that installed Security Gates and we installed about 6 sets at Whitney Park, the place where Whittaker Wright lived, he owned the White Star Line, and was in the house when the Titanic sunk. All the gates had to match the originals and in the centre of each gate was a round box in which they would place a key, and on the front of each cast iron box was the White Star Company Crest., we had to have these specially cast. There are a number of lakes in the park and there is a ballroom under the water in the centre of one of them, which I have been into and photographed. I have a lot of photo's and I will dig them out and post them if you are interested?
liverpool kiteflyer wrote:
it was built for the Ismay, Imrie and Company shipping company, which later became the White Star Line. The facade is constructed from white Portland stone and red brick. In 1912, when news of the disaster of the Titanic reached the offices, the officials were too afraid to leave the building, and instead read the names of the deceased from the balcony.
May 3, 2013 15:03:31 #
GWR100 wrote:
Hi LKF, This is interesting. I used to own a compa... (show quote)
Boy are we interested!!
May 3, 2013 15:12:47 #
Many thanks GWR I would be very interested in the photos and I think a lot of other people would
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