I don’t know how many times I’ve passed through The Strand in Liverpool city centre. As someone who lived in Wirral , it was the first thing I'd encounter after leaving the dock exit of the Birkenhead Tunnel. The three graces, alongside the beautiful art-deco George's Dock Building which provides ventilation to the tunnel, often get the most attention.
But The Tower Building opposite the Liver Building often caught my eye. The white glazed terracotta means it fits in with the other buildings around it. Unsurprising given the person who designed it, Walter Aubrey Thomas, was also the architect of the Liver Building.
However, its impressive turrets give it the look of a grand presidential palace rather than a pretty apartment block. Jamie Webster headlining new festival 'like no other' an hour from Liverpool I had lunch in café I never knew existed in Liverpool's most famous building It was only recently I discovered there was a coffee shop on the ground floor called Café Lucaya that is open to everyone. It seemed I wasn't the only one.
One reviewer on TripAdvisor said: “It’s a hidden gem like everything else in the business district.” Another added: “We were in the area and searched for a local café. It was hidden inside a building.
” Located just a short walk from the ECHO’s offices in St Paul’s Square, I decided to swap my usual meal deal for dinner in one of Liverpool’s most famous buildings. Its only visible from Water Street between a maze of offi.
