1830 warehouse, Liverpool Road railway station

Warehouse in Manchester, England March 2020 1830 warehouse 1830 warehouse, Liverpool Road station 3.JPG 1830 warehouse, Liverpool Road Liverpool Road, Manchester, England 1830 yes Grade I Listed Building Old Warehouse to north of Former Liverpool Road railway station 7 May 1973 1282991 y none The 1830 warehouse, Liverpool Road, Manchester, England, is a 19th-century warehouse that forms part of the Liverpool Road railway station complex. It was built in five months between April and September 1830, "almost certainly [to the designs of] the Liverpool architect Thomas Haigh".Hartwell et al. 2004, p 355–6 The heritage listing report attributes the work to George Stephenson and his son, Robert.1282991 Old Warehouse to north of Liverpool Road railway station 4 February 2018 cs2 It has been listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England since May 1973. The warehouse is of "red brick in Flemish bond, with sandstone dressings and slate roofs". It is three storeys high, though only two storeys present to the level of the railway to allow for direct loading and unloading. At the ground floor at street level, carts could also gain direct access. "The internal structure is of timber, but with cast-iron columns in the basement." The processing of goods within the warehouse was originally a manual operation but "steam-powered hoists [were] installed within a year as the manual system could not cope with the volume of goods".Hartwell 2001, p 267 The steam system of 1831 was replaced with a hydraulic system between 1866 and 1880 to increase efficiency. Restoration of the warehouse was undertaken in 1992–96 by the Building Design Partnership. In 2012, the Science and Industry Museum became custodians of the warehouse. 2024, the museum is embarking on a phased programme of conservation work to the 1830 warehouse, having undertaken repairs to improve the structural integrity of the building and roof repairs.https://www.scienceandindustrymuseum.org.uk/about-us/we-are-changing/1830-station-and-warehouse 1830 Station and Warehouse scienceandindustrymuseum.org.uk Science and Industry Museum 28 February 2024 Gallery See also Greater Manchester Grade I listed buildings in Greater Manchester Listed buildings in Manchester-M60 Notes References Hartwell Clare Hyde Matthew Pevsner Nikolaus The Buildings of England Lancashire: Manchester and the South East 2004 Yale University Press New Haven, CT; London 0-300-10583-5 Hartwell Clare Pevsner Architectural Guides Manchester 2001 Penguin London 0-14-071131-7 53.4774 -2.2578 type:railwaystation_region:GB title Category:Grade I listed buildings in Manchester Category:Grade I listed buildings in Greater Manchester Category:Commercial buildings completed in 1830 Category:Grade I listed warehouses Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1830 Category:Commercial buildings in Manchester Category:Warehouses in England Category:1830 establishments in England