The Philharmonic Dining Rooms on Hope Street were built in 1898 to 1900 and are among the most elaborate pub interiors in England. The building combines several kinds of decorative glass in one place, which makes it a useful introduction to how glass was used commercially in the late Victorian period.
The glass
A stained glass lunette of St Cecilia, patron saint of music, fills one of the rooms. Panels in the inglenook portray commanders of the Boer War, and the lobby has a leaded heraldic screen. Elsewhere there are acid etched and deep-etched windows and screens, stained and leaded panels at the back of the bar, and stained glass skylights and mullioned windows in the Grande Lounge.
The techniques seen here are still used for decorative glass for pubs, shops and restaurants, and a similar scheme can be commissioned for a modern bar or restaurant.
| Place | Details |
|---|---|
| Location | Hope Street, Liverpool, England |
| Type | Pub |
| Period | Victorian, 1898 to 1900 |
| Glass artists | Not recorded in full |
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Related pages
- Stained glass tour of the UK
- Decorative glass for pubs, shops and restaurants
- Acid etched glass
- The Crown Liquor Saloon, Belfast
- Café Royal, Edinburgh
- Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral
- Commission decorative glass
Published 4 November 2026