THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY WAREHOUSE AND OFFICE

THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY WAREHOUSE AND OFFICE (25569)

Easting
334003
Northing
390019

Description

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.


Periods
Period
Post-Medieval (1540 - 1901)
Period comments

Constructed early 1850s|Constructed about 1890

Specific Date Range
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
Feature Types
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
Other:
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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Survey Information
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?
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How visible are the remains? ABOVE GROUND
How visible are the remains in the face of the cliff, ridge or dune? IN SECTION
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Has local associations/history
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Survey Information
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?
Recommendations and Comments
What actions (if any) would you recommend for this feature?

Do you have any other comments?

Photographs taken by Vanessa Oakden