William Crosbie, a former mayor of Liverpool, built this property in the late 18th century. The building forms part of a good group of Georgian buildings on the corner of High Street/Church Street that have seen a variety of uses over the years. In 1851 a large part of the building was used as a private boarding school for boys. During the early half of the 19th century half the building was a drapers shop owned by John Guest Williams. Two of his apprentices James Proud and Edwin Pollard eventually went on to run the business and it later became known as “Proud and Pollards” and later still “Pollard Brothers”. This association with Pollard explains why the buildings are sometimes today referred to as Pollard buildings. Listed Grade II. This picture shows what is now No. 4 High Street (part of the same Georgian group) extensively decorated most likely for the coronation of King George V