Rigby's Buildings
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| Rigby's Buildings | |
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 Rigby's Buildings | |
| Location | 21–25 Dale Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England |
| Coordinates | 53°24′28″N 2°59′23″W / 53.4077°N 2.9898°W |
| OS grid reference | SJ 343 906 |
| Built | 1728 |
| Rebuilt | c. 1850 |
| Restored | 1865 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Designated | 14 March 1975 |
| Reference no. | 1206420 |
  Location in Liverpool | |
Rigby's Buildings is at 21–25 Dale Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It contains offices and, on its ground floor, a public house.
The building carries the date 1726, but the present building on the site probably dates from about 1850.[1][2] It takes its name from Alderman Thomas Rigby, who came from humble beginnings, and made a fortune from public houses and hotels.[1] He acquired the building in about 1852, at which time it was known as Atherton Buildings. Rigby bought the building mainly for its yards and warehouse at the rear for use in his business. At this time it had a plain frontage, and in 1865 Rigby added the stucco façade with its wooden carved grotesques in imitation-medieval style.[1] As of 2003 its ground floor is occupied by a public house named Thomas Rigby's, and the upper floors are used as offices.[2]
