Rare pictures taken inside the world famous Royal Liver Building clock towers

Standing as a symbol of the city, the Royal Liver Building is a 322ft, Grade 1-listed building which opened as offices in 1911.

To mark its 110th anniversary, on July 2, Time Team presenter Sir Tony Robinson explored behind the scenes at the clock towers.

The much-loved historian and actor also experienced the Royal Liver Building's panoramic guided tour (RLB360), which included a new digital projection, installed on the clock tower walls to tell the tale of Liverpool's rich heritage.

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The tour opened in 2018 and has since welcomed over 35,000 visitors from across the world.

It takes you inside the historic clock tower which looks over the entire Liverpool City region and Waterfront port from the 15th floor.

During the actor's visit, rare photographs were taken of the inner workings of the clock's mechanisms.

Sir Tony Robinson inside the clock tower on the 15th floor (Andrew Teebay)

The clocks are the largest electronically-driven clocks in the UK and were started on June 22, 1911 at 1.40pm to coincide with the exact moment of the coronation of King George V.

After the coronation of King George V, they were named the Great George Liver Clocks. (Ant Clausen)

In total, there are four clock faces on the two towers - three on the west tower and one on the east.

This rare photograph shows the intricate clocks that were designed by Gent & Co clockmakers (Liverpool Echo)

The clockmakers, Gent & Co concepted and created a ‘waiting train movement’ mechanism for these clocks.

The Liver Building is steeped in traditional architecture but the electronically-driven clocks give the landmark a modern twist (Liverpool Echo)

In November 1910, the clock face was used as the table for a banquet to celebrate British Engineering and the achievement of the construction.

Unlike Big Ben, there are no traditional bells inside the clock towers (Liverpool Echo)

According to the Royal Liver Building 360 Tour, electronic chimes were installed in the clock towers as a memorial to the members of the Royal Liver Friendly Society who died during World War 1 and World War 2.

The mythical Liver Birds that sit above the clocktowers watch over the city and according to local legends, if the birds were to fly away, the city would cease to exist. (Andrew Teebay)

The four clock faces of the Liver Building each measure 25 feet wide, which is two-feet bigger than the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament, built in 1859 in London.