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Corn Exchange, Liverpool
The Corn Exchange is a commercial building in Drury Lane in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. The structure has been converted into apartments and studios. History In the 18th century, the local corn merchants carried out their business in the open space in front of Liverpool Town Hall. However, in the early 19th century, a group of the merchants decided to form a company, to be known as the "Liverpool Corn Exchange Limited", to finance and commission a purpose-built corn exchange. The new building was designed by John Foster Sr in the neoclassical style, built in white stone from Runcorn at a cost of £10,000 and was officially opened in August 1808. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage of four bays facing onto Brunswick Street. The central section of two bays featured two large openings while the outer bays contained round headed doorways with fanlights. The bays were all flanked by Doric order columns, which supported an entablature, which was decorated with trigly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liverpool
Liverpool is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the River Mersey, Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, north-west of London. With a population of (in ), Liverpool is the administrative, cultural and economic centre of the Liverpool City Region, a combined authority, combined authority area with a population of over 1.5 million. Established as a borough in Lancashire in 1207, Liverpool became significant in the late 17th century when the Port of Liverpool was heavily involved in the Atlantic slave trade. The port also imported cotton for the Textile manufacture during the British Industrial Revolution, Lancashire textile mills, and became a major departure point for English and Irish emigrants to North America. Liverpool rose to global economic importance at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century and was home to the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
