Stanley Dock Tobacco Warehouse - L3 (Vauxhall)
Regent Road facade...
Size Matters. That's what it says on my tea mug. And, it's true, people are impressed by a big one. At least that is my experience. And, I'm right so cease with your internal dialogue.
In terms of bigness, the Tobacco Warehouse is, technically speaking, the Ron Jeremy of warehouses. The largest brick warehouse in the world, still. Construction began in 1900 and it was completed the following year. That's 1901, in case you were wearing mittens or, are reading this in Wales.
I personally measured it myself and it's 125ft tall - if you want it in fancy frrenchie terms, go work it out for yourself. Marky don't have no truck with those poncy ffrench measurements.
27, 000,001 bricks – I know I counted each and every one of them. Took me a few minutes, I can tell you.
It covers 36 acres of L3 and the Leeds – Liverpool canal is the wet bit to the left (as you look at it from my photos, which are taken from the Regent Road end.
It's damn impressive!
In terms of bigness, the Tobacco Warehouse is, technically speaking, the Ron Jeremy of warehouses. The largest brick warehouse in the world, still. Construction began in 1900 and it was completed the following year. That's 1901, in case you were wearing mittens or, are reading this in Wales.
I personally measured it myself and it's 125ft tall - if you want it in fancy frrenchie terms, go work it out for yourself. Marky don't have no truck with those poncy ffrench measurements.
27, 000,001 bricks – I know I counted each and every one of them. Took me a few minutes, I can tell you.
It covers 36 acres of L3 and the Leeds – Liverpool canal is the wet bit to the left (as you look at it from my photos, which are taken from the Regent Road end.
It's damn impressive!
So big, it's difficult to frame...
Since tobacco is no longer used recreationally, there's no use for this colossal structure and it is now, apparently, earmarked for 'several hundred' luxury apartments.
Personally, I think Liverpool City Council missed out on a great opportunity here. The Tobacco Warehouse would have made a fantastic space for an art gallery. They could have called it Tate Liverpool. You know, like they did down in Londinium, with Sir Giles Gilbert Scott's, Bankside Power Station. I appreciate that Sir Giles wasn't the architect of this particular building but, there would have been a little synergy, given his connections to Liverpool; he did design The Anglican Cathedral, after all. Just sayin'... Yeah, I know, I'm unemployable. I have no transferable skills and know nothing...
Personally, I think Liverpool City Council missed out on a great opportunity here. The Tobacco Warehouse would have made a fantastic space for an art gallery. They could have called it Tate Liverpool. You know, like they did down in Londinium, with Sir Giles Gilbert Scott's, Bankside Power Station. I appreciate that Sir Giles wasn't the architect of this particular building but, there would have been a little synergy, given his connections to Liverpool; he did design The Anglican Cathedral, after all. Just sayin'... Yeah, I know, I'm unemployable. I have no transferable skills and know nothing...
Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge
The Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge is a particular type of Bascule Bridge.
Thanks to Jan Ford's World for identifying this.
More info on the old buildings in this part of town can be found n these two very interesting sites I found:
http://www.scottiepress.org/projects/tourism.htm
http://ragpickinghistory.co.uk/tag/liverpool/
Thanks to Jan Ford's World for identifying this.
More info on the old buildings in this part of town can be found n these two very interesting sites I found:
http://www.scottiepress.org/projects/tourism.htm
http://ragpickinghistory.co.uk/tag/liverpool/
Do I really need a caption?
And there you have it, my little pit bulls, my first photos and some sarcy scribbles on bits of Liverpool you may not be so familiar with. Hope you enjoyed it. Let's do it again, soon.
I accept PayPal, cheques, electronic transfers, pictures of Adam Smith and, er, payment in kind. Feel free to make a donation ;-)
Mark L. Potts
The God of Thunder
16th November 2014
I accept PayPal, cheques, electronic transfers, pictures of Adam Smith and, er, payment in kind. Feel free to make a donation ;-)
Mark L. Potts
The God of Thunder
16th November 2014
