Liverpool is second only to London in its array of listed buildings – more than 2,500 of them.

Sometimes it’s easy to forget just how many there are. For as well as the iconic landmarks, including St George’s Hall, Liverpool town hall, and the Anglican Cathedral, there are many lesser-known buildings – many of them outside the city centre.

Grade I listed buildings, of which there are 30 in total, are buildings recognised for their outstanding architectural or historic interest, while there are nearly 60 at the next level of Grade II*. The remainder – the vast majority – are all classified as Grade II.

Historic England – the public body that looks after England’s historic environment – has praised Liverpool for its approach to preserving its architectural legacy. New figures showed the number of historically-significant listed buildings in the city deemed to be ‘at risk’ of falling into dilapidation had fallen to a 24-year low.

Here we take a look at both the celebrated and unsung examples of Liverpool’s stunning architectural heritage.

Grade I

Church of All Hallows, Allerton Road

Old Bluecoat School railings and gates, School Lane

Toxteth Unitarian Chapel, Park Road, Dingle

Bank of England building, Castle Street

Church of St Clare, Arundel Avenue

Woolton Hall, Speke Road

Church of St Michael, St Michael’s Church Road

Unitarian Chapel, Ullet Road

Speke Hall, Speke Hall Road

Church of All Saints, Childwall Abbey Road

Unitarian Church Hall, Ullet Road

Church of St John Baptist, West Derby Road

Princes Road Synagogue, Princes Road, Toxteth

Dock Traffic Office, Albert Dock

The Oratory, Upper Duke Street

Church of St George, Heyworth Street

Royal Liver Building, iron railings and stone piers surrounding Royal Liver Building

Warehouse E, Albert Dock

Church of St Agnes, Ullet Road

Town Hall, Water Street

St George’s Hall, St George’s Plateau

Anglican Cathedral, St James’ Road

Oriel Chambers, Water Street

Bluecoat Chambers, School Lane

Warehouses B and C, Albert Dock

Warehouse A, Albert Dock

Warehouse D, Albert Dock

Liverpool Cenotaph, St George’s Plateau

St James’s Cemetery, by the cathedral

Sefton Park

Grade II*

Fowler’s Buildings, Victoria Street and Temple Lane

Wellington Column, William Brown Street

16 Cook Street

Stanlawe Grange The Granary, Aigburth Hall Avenue

Barclays Bank, Water Street

Liverpool Collegiate School, Shaw Street

Lodge to St Joseph’s Home, Woolton Road

Range on south side of Edge Hill station, Tunnel Road

Lodge to Bishop Eton Monastery, and adjoining gateway, Woolton Road

Broughton Hall, Yew Tree Lane

Liverpool Airport Hangar No 2, Speke Road

Sessions House, William Brown Street

Nelson Monument, Exchange Flags

Carfax, St Michael’s Church Road

Walker Art Gallery, William Brown Street

Main Bridewell, Cheapside

The Lyceum, Bold Street

Balustrading to area of Municipal Buildings, Dale Street

Chapel of Bluecoat School, Church Road

Church of St Bridget, Bagot Street

Church of St Anne, Aigburth Road

3-17 Percy Street

Church of St Dunstan, Earle Road

1 Huskisson Street, 20-32 Percy Street

The Vines pub, Lime Street

Church of St James, St James’ Place

The Albany, Old Hall Street

The Hermitage, St Michael’s Church Road

Range on north side of Edge Hill station, Tunnel Road

Engine house to north of north range of Edge Hill station, Tunnel Road

Bishop Eton monastery, Woolton Road

Former Liverpool Airport control tower and terminal, Speke Road

Sugar Silo, Regent Road

Church of St Peter, Church Road, Woolton

Church of Holy Trinity, Church Road

159-163 Duke Street

Church of St Paul, Derby Lane

National Westminster Bank, Castle Street

Playhouse Theatre, Williamson Square

Warehouse at Wapping Dock, Wapping

The Cloisters, St Michael’s Road

The Friary or The Glebelands, St Michael’s Church Road

The Philharmonic Dining Rooms, Hope Street

Wellington Rooms (now the Irish Centre), Mount Pleasant

8-18 Percy Street

Bluecoat School, Church Road

St Joseph’s Home, Woolton Road

Palm House, Sefton Park

Church of St Margaret, Princes Road, Toxteth

Greenbank Drive Synagogue, Greenbank Drive

Hornby Library and Picton Reading Room, William Brown Street

University Hostel and Greenbank House, Greenbank Lane

Much Woolton Old School, School Lane, Woolton

Roman Catholic Church of St Vincent de Paul, St James’ Street

102A High Street / 98-102 High Street

Cedarwood, Beaconsfield Road, Woolton

The Old Court House, Almonds Green

William Brown library and museum, William Brown Street