Category Archives: 1850 – 1899

Fruit Exchange, Victoria Street, Liverpool

A building that comes from a key trade in Liverpool, a building sadly in disrepair: HISTORY: No.10-16 Victoria Street was built in 1888 as a railway goods depot for the London & North Western Railway, a reminder can just about … Continue reading

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Baltic Creative and the William Smith Warehouse

Any new development in Liverpool tends to attract mixed comments, but especially when it also involves an old building; in this case the former William Smith Warehouse on Norfolk/Simpson Street At the time of writing the following Tweet in Sept 2017, you can … Continue reading

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A Hardman Street History 1816 – 2018

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Fruit Exchange, Victoria Street, Liverpool

A building that comes from a key trade in Liverpool, a building sadly in disrepair: HISTORY: No.10-16 Victoria Street was built in 1888 as a railway goods depot for the London & North Western Railway, a reminder can just about … Continue reading

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The Liverpool Porcupine – Revisited

The Liverpool Porcupine A heads up to a new and developing project from the History Dept. at Liverpool University has been brought to my attention and is well worth a visit: THE LIVERPOOL PORCUPINE [REVISITED] About the site:  The purpose of … Continue reading

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St Thomas’s, Park Lane, Liverpool

St Thomas’s Church, Park Lane, Liverpool 1750 – 1905 Despite being built in 1750, closed in 1905 and demolished in 1911, the Church of St Thomas is still closer to us than many people realise. Equally so are the legacies … Continue reading

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Jewel on the Hill

The Jewel on the Hill project involves the restoration of the former Everton Library in St Domingo Road, Liverpool, and its sensitive conversion into an international creation centre, working with the local community and beyond. Great to see this gem being … Continue reading

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