Exchange Buildings (1803–08; demolished 1864) was a large classical style office building by John Foster Sr. possibly a joint work with

James Wyatt James Wyatt (3 August 1746 – 4 September 1813) was an English architect, a rival of Robert Adam in the Neoclassicism, neoclassical and neo-Gothic styles. He was elected to the Royal Academy of Arts in 1785 and was its president from 1805 to ...

, demolished and replaced 1864–67 by a building of the same name ( Exchange Buildings (1864–67)) in French Renaissance style by Thomas Henry Wyatt. The courtyard faced

Liverpool Town Hall Liverpool Town Hall stands in High Street, Liverpool, High Street at its junction with Dale Street, Castle Street, and Water Street, Liverpool, Water Street in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for E ...

and contained the Nelson Monument. It was the centre of the cotton trade, cotton traders were based in the surrounding streets, surviving offices used by cotton traders include the Albany Building in

Old Hall Street Old Hall Street is a road in Liverpool, England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of ...

, Berey's Buildings, Bixteth Street and Mason's Building in Exchange Street East, in 1896 cotton trading moved indoors to Brown's Buildings were the former Martin Bank Headquarters is now.Sharples & Stonard, Joseph & John (2008). Built on Commerce: Liverpool's Central Business District. English Heritage. ISBN 978-1905-624348, p19

Description

Building

''Lancashire illustrated : from original drawings, 1769–1843'' described the building:

''Interior of the Exchange News-Room''

''Lancashire illustrated : from original drawings, 1769–1843'' described the ''News Room''

''Interior of the Exchange Underwriters'-Room''

''Lancashire illustrated : from original drawings, 1769–1843'' described the '' Underwriters'-Room'' Liverpool Exchange 1847.jpg, In 1723, Daniel Defoe visited Liverpool whilst travelling around Great Britain. In his book 'A tour through the whole island of Great Britain' he describes the town hall and exchange built 1673.

Daniel Defoe Daniel Defoe (; born Daniel Foe; 1660 – 24 April 1731) was an English writer, merchant and spy. He is most famous for his novel ''Robinson Crusoe'', published in 1719, which is claimed to be second only to the Bible in its number of translati ...

: ''A tour thro’ the whole island of Great Britain''

References

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