30 James Street
The former headquarters of the White Star Line, the Titanic's owners, where the names of the dead were read from the balcony in 1912. It's now a Titanic-themed hotel.
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30 James Street at a glance
- Built
- 1896–98
- Verification
- Unverified
About
30 James Street, also known as Albion House or the White Star Building, was the Liverpool headquarters of the White Star Line. Now a hotel themed around the Titanic, it overlooks the Pier Head, a few minutes from the Adelphi, Liverpool's most famous haunted hotel.
Ghost stories and sightings
Haunted by the Titanic?
30 James Street appears on the Liverpool Echo's list of haunted places you can visit. The building's link to tragedy is real: in April 1912, as news of the Titanic's sinking reached Liverpool, crowds gathered outside, and White Star officials, too afraid to go out, read the names of the dead from the balcony. We haven't yet found detailed accounts of ghostly experiences here, so this page is marked Unverified.
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History of 30 James Street
Albion House was built between 1896 and 1898 for Ismay, Imrie and Company, the firm behind the White Star Line. It was designed by Richard Norman Shaw with J. Francis Doyle, in striped bands of red brick and white stone, on the corner of James Street and The Strand facing the Pier Head.
April 1912
When news of the Titanic's sinking reached Liverpool, crowds gathered outside the White Star offices. Officials, fearful of the crowd, stayed inside and read out the names of the dead from the building's balcony.
The hotel
After standing empty for many years, the Grade II*-listed building reopened in 2014 as 30 James Street, a hotel themed around the Titanic. Its rooms reference the White Star Line, the era and the people linked to the ship, and its rooftop restaurant is named after the Carpathia, the ship that rescued the survivors.
Tips for staying at 30 James Street
- Pair it with the Adelphi, where the Titanic's captain is said to haunt the Sefton Suite.
- The Merseyside Maritime Museum at the Albert Dock has a major Titanic exhibition, a short walk away.
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What is the Titanic connection to 30 James Street?
It was the headquarters of the White Star Line, which owned the Titanic. In April 1912 officials read the names of the dead from its balcony to the crowds outside.
Is 30 James Street haunted?
It's listed by the Liverpool Echo among haunted places to visit, but we haven't yet found detailed accounts of ghostly experiences. If you've stayed and experienced something, please tell us.
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