The 1830 warehouse, Liverpool Road,

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, England, is a 19th-century

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that forms part of the Liverpool Road railway station complex. It was built in five months between April and September 1830, "almost certainly o the designs ofthe Liverpool architect Thomas Haigh".Hartwell et al. 2004, p 355–6 The heritage listing report attributes the work to

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and his son,

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. It has been listed Grade I on the

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since May 1973. The warehouse is of "red brick in

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, 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

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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

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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

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became custodians of the warehouse. , 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.

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File:Almost 1830 - geograph.org.uk - 1445189.jpg, A view from the original 1830 platform of the Liverpool Road terminus, with the replica locomotive 'Planet' and carriages, and original 1830 warehouse behind, 2009 File:View of the Manchester Liverpool Road railway station, Manchester from a building under renovation to south of track 04.jpg, View of the western end of the warehouse, with a corner of

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in the background, 2023 File:View of the Manchester Liverpool Road railway station, Manchester from a building under renovation to south of track 05.jpg, The warehouse fronting the railway, 2023

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* * {{Authority control Grade I listed buildings in Manchester Grade I listed buildings in Greater Manchester Commercial buildings completed in 1830 Grade I listed warehouses Buildings and structures completed in 1830 Commercial buildings in Manchester Warehouses in England 1830 establishments in England

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