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".[1] The heritage listing report attributes the work to George Stephenson and his son, Robert.[2] It has been listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England since May 1973.[2]
The warehouse is of "red brick in Flemish bond, with sandstone dressings and slate roofs".[2] It is three storeys high, though only two storeys present to the level of the railway to allow for direct loading and unloading.[2] 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."[3]
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".[3] 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.[3]
In 2012, the Science and Industry Museum became custodians of the warehouse. As of 2024[update], 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.[4]
^"1830 Station and Warehouse". scienceandindustrymuseum.org.uk. Science and Industry Museum. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
References
Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2004), Lancashire: Manchester and the South East, The Buildings of England, New Haven, CT; London: Yale University Press, ISBN0-300-10583-5
