During the 1800s and early 1900s, when Britain was still an imperial power, Liverpool was a busy commercial port. The city's grand docks, office buildings, banks, trade buildings, warehouses, theaters, and museums demonstrated England's global status and mercantile might. The Three Graces of the Liverpool Waterfront: the Royal Liver Building (foreground), built by Walter Aubrey Thomas, 1908 - 1911; the Cunard Building (former offices of the Mersey Docks, center), built by Willinck & Thicknesse with Arthur J. Davis, 1914 - 1916; and Harbour Board (with dome roof), built by Briggs & Wolstenholme with Hobbs & Thornely, 1903 - 1907. In this photo and the skyline photo above, you can see hundred year old buildings mingling with modern glass and steel structures. Next - click here.