Gardens · North Wales
Liverpool Cotton Exchange Building
Liverpool Cotton Exchange Building — a garden in wales-north, United Kingdom.
John S Turner — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
About
Liverpool Cotton Exchange Building is a garden of interest in wales-north, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Liverpool Cotton Exchange Building is an office block in Old Hall Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England. The commercial building, which originally had a Neoclassical façade, replaced the 19th-century cotton exchange in Exchange Flags in 1906. Between 1967 and 1969 the building's exterior was given a contemporary mid 20th century design. The building is used mainly for offices; retail facilities operate at street level.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The business of the cotton exchange was originally conducted outdoors on Exchange Flags, behind Liverpool Town Hall. The first Cotton Exchange Building was built in 1808 adjacent to the flags. The present building in Old Hall Street was designed by Matear and Simon (Old Liverpool Cotton Exchange Building in Old Hall Street (built 1905; largely demolished 1967–69)), built by the Waring-White Building Company, and was officially opened by the Prince and Princess of Wales on 30 November 1906. The building cost around £300,000 build and the opening took place in the company of 3,000 guests. Its façade was in Neoclassical style, with Baroque towers at the angles. Its exterior decoration included…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.4090, -2.9935
- Address
- 1-3 Rumford Street, Liverpool, L2 8SZ
- Phone
- +44151 227 2008
- Official site
- www.westernapproaches.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q6658366 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Liverpool Cotton Exchange Building (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Liverpool Cotton Exchange Building?
- Liverpool Cotton Exchange Building is in North Wales, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 53.4090°, -2.9935°.