▁The ▁orn ate ▁De ans gate ▁fac ade ▁has ▁an ▁emb att led ▁par ap et ▁with ▁open - work ▁arc ading ▁under ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁central ▁three - bay ▁entrance ▁res emb ling ▁a ▁monaster y ▁gate house . ▁Its ▁two - cent red ▁arch ed ▁portal ▁has ▁door ways ▁separated ▁by ▁a ▁tr ume au ▁and ▁tall ▁windows ▁on ▁either ▁side . ▁A bove ▁the ▁doors ▁are ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁small ▁cant ed ▁or iel ▁windows . ▁Sur faces ▁are ▁decor ated ▁with ▁la cy ▁blind ▁trac ery ▁and ▁fin ely - d etailed ▁car ving . ▁The ▁car ving ▁includes ▁the ▁" J . ▁R ." ▁mon ogram , ▁the ▁arms ▁of ▁Ry lands , ▁the ▁arms ▁of ▁Ry lands ' ▁native ▁town , ▁St ▁Hel ens , ▁and ▁those ▁of ▁five ▁English , ▁two ▁Scottish ▁and ▁two ▁Irish ▁univers ities ▁and ▁those ▁of ▁O w ens ▁College . ▁On ▁either ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁entrance ▁portal ▁are ▁square ▁two - store y ▁two - bay ▁wings ▁with ▁plain ▁walls ▁with ▁a ▁string ▁course ▁containing ▁gro tes ques ▁and ▁large ▁oct ag onal ▁lan tern s . ▁Be hind ▁the ▁entrance ▁portal ▁fl ank ed ▁by ▁square ▁to wers ▁is ▁the ▁three - light ▁east ▁window ▁of ▁the ▁reading ▁hall . ▁It ▁has ▁ret ic ulated ▁trac ery ▁and ▁sh aft s ▁in ▁a ▁similar ▁style ▁to ▁the ▁par ap et . ▁In ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁library ▁are ▁Art ▁N ouve au ▁bronze ▁rail ings ▁with ▁central ▁double ▁gates ▁and ▁lamp