Exhibit 23.1 
 
                     Consent of Independent Auditors 
 
 
 
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration  
Statement (Form S-3 No. 33-94782) and in the related Prospectus of  
Liberty Property Trust and Liberty Property Limited Partnership, to the  
incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-3 No.  
333-22211) and in the related Prospectus of Liberty Property Trust and  
Liberty Property Limited Partnership, to the incorporation by reference  
in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-94036), and to the  
incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-3 No.  
333-14139) and in the related Prospectus of Liberty Property Trust of  
our report dated February 17, 1997, with respect to the consolidated  
financial statements and schedule of Liberty Property Trust included in  
this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1996. 
 



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February 26, 1997                           ERNST & YOUNG LLP