THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY WAREHOUSE AND OFFICE
THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY WAREHOUSE AND OFFICE (25569)
- Easting
- 334003
- Northing
- 390019
Railway warehouse designed for cargoes bought by boat from the Great Western Railway's premises at Morpeth Dock, Birkenhead to Manchester Dock, for onward road delivery within Liverpool. Construction is thought to be about 1890 following destruction of an earlier building by fire. The adjoining office buildings are thought to date the early 1850s.
Update (05/06/2019)- Field survey undertaken on 29 May 2019. Significant bomb splinter damage observed in brick work on the West facing elevation of this building.
- Period
- Post-Medieval (1540 - 1901)
- Period comments
Constructed early 1850s|Constructed about 1890
- The earliest date of the feature, as a year, if known
- 1850|1890
- The latest date of the feature, as a year, if known
- 1852|1890
- Monument Type - Broad
- WAREHOUSE|OFFICE
- Monument Type - Narrow
- Monument Description
- Evidence Type - Broad
- Evidence Type - Narrow
- Evidence Description
- Object Type - Broad
- Object Type - Narrow
- Object Description
- Height OD (m)
- How accessible is the feature?
- Not accessible, but visible from public path/road/adjacent land
- Accessibility comments
Other records:
- NRHE Number
- 1438938
- NT HBSMR Number
- Unknown
- HER Event Number
- Unknown
- External Link
- None
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- Date of survey
- 29th May, 2019
- Feature located?
- Yes
- State of the tide
- Proximity to coast edge
- Coastal processes
- Is there a coastal defence?
- Other threats?
- If other, please specify
- How visible are the remains? ABOVE GROUND
- How visible are the remains in the face of the cliff, ridge or dune? IN SECTION
- Do you know if the feature is?
- Has local associations/history
- What actions (if any) would you recommend for this feature?
- Do you have any other comments?
- Date of survey
- 20th January, 2022
- Feature located?
- State of the tide
- Proximity to coast edge
- Coastal processes
- Is there a coastal defence?
- Yes
- Other threats?
- Structural damage/decay
- If other, please specify
- How visible are the remains? ABOVE GROUND
- How visible are the remains in the face of the cliff, ridge or dune? IN SECTION
- Do you know if the feature is?
- What actions (if any) would you recommend for this feature?
- Do you have any other comments?
Photographs taken by Vanessa Oakden
Photos
The Great Western Railway Warehouse and Office by ckolonko
The Great Western Railway Warehouse and Office by ckolonko
