White Star building..
Albion House also known as the;White Star Building) is a Grade II listed building located in;Liverpool,England. It was constructed between 1896 and 1898 and is positioned on the corner of James Street and the Strand across from the Pier Head.
Designed by architects Richard Norman Shaw and J. Francis Doyle, it was built for the Ismay, Imrie and Company shipping company, which later became the White Star Line. After White Star merged with Cunard Line the headquarters remained at Albion House until 1927. The building is situated on the corner of The Strand and James Street. The facade is constructed from white Portland stone and red brick. In 1912, when news of the disaster of theTitanic reached the offices, the officials were too afraid to leave the building, and instead read the names of the deceased from the balcony.
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