Cunard Building To Host Heritage Market & Limited Run Of Building Open Days For Queen Anne Visit

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Take An Exclusive Behind-The-Scenes Look At The World-Famous Liverpool Waterfront Landmark, The Cunard Building, This Summer

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Guests are being given a rare opportunity to take an exclusive peek behind-the-scenes of one of the Liverpool City Region’s most notable historically important City Centre landmarks this Summer.

Cunard Building Heritage Open Days are being held on selected days from June to August, offering history lovers exclusive access to the City’s transatlantic past.

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And the Grade II* Listed Building’s historic Arrivals Hall will also host a special 50-stall market on Wednesday the 17th of June to coincide with a visit to the City by Cunard’s Queen Anne.

The newest ship in the Cunard fleet, Queen Anne was officially named in Liverpool in 2024 in a ceremony which saw the City of Liverpool receive the proud honour of being appointed the ship’s Godparent, a world first for a city, marking yet another notch on Liverpool's belt of world firsts.

The heritage market runs from 10am to 5pm and follows a similar event staged during the visit of Queen Mary 2 last year. The market on the 17th of June will include a range of local traders selling products including food, drink, artwork, jewellery, gifts and much more. Entry is free and accessible via the Strand entrance.

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Meanwhile the new summer heritage open day dates follow the huge success of an initial run last Christmas where tickets for the fascinating guided trip into the past were quickly snapped up.

Led by the team from Liverpool City Council’s Heritage Team, the one-hour Cunard Building Heritage Open Day experiences take guests to areas of the Liverpool Waterfront landmark that is usually never seen by members of the public.

“It’s amazing to see the infrastructure that is still in situ, from the massive shipping line’s safes, where passengers’ valuables were held, to the luggage racking which gives a genuine insight into what travellers to the New World encountered.” - Alan Smith, Liverpool City Council’s Head of Heritage, Preservation and Development.

With its design inspired by the grand palazzos of Renaissance Italy, the Portland stone-clad Cunard Building was opened on Monday 12 June 1916 as the headquarters of the world-famous shipping line and played a central role in transatlantic travel, migration and maritime history.

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Discover how the building functioned during the height of the liner era, explore the craftsmanship that shaped its Beaux-Arts design, and hear stories of the people who worked and travelled through the Cunard Building – from seafarers and migrants to the cultural figures who helped define Liverpool’s international identity.

The experience heads deep into the atmospheric basement levels as well as exploring the opulent and historic ground floor Arrivals Hall which once welcomed passengers from across the globe, and which still boast the architectural detail, stories and character of Liverpool’s golden age of ocean travel.

Weekend dates also include access to the upper boardrooms, giving people an additional opportunity to experience some of the waterfront landmark’s most impressive interiors.

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Alan Smith, Liverpool City Council’s Head of Heritage, Preservation and Development, said: “We’re pleased to be able to continue to host the tours of the Cunard Building which take people down into its working heart.”

He added: “It’s amazing to see the infrastructure that is still in situ, from the massive shipping line’s safes, where passengers’ valuables were held, to the luggage racking which gives a genuine insight into what travellers to the New World encountered.”

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Alan, said: “Then visitors descend into the basement areas to see how the building was used as an air raid shelter during the Second World War.”

He said: “It is a great opportunity to see the operations of one of Liverpool’s most iconic venues.”

Tickets are £15 with time slots including 11am, 12:30pm, and 2pm throughout June, July and August, on selected Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Tickets for all open day experiences must be booked in advance, and demand for the 17th of June is expected to be high, so early booking is recommended. For more details and tickets regarding the Cunard Building Heritage Experience, you can visit their ticketing page to book on.