The Midland Railway

Midland Railway

The Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844 to 1922, when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway....

 Goods Offices in Crosshall Street, Liverpool

Liverpool

Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

, is a warehouse

Warehouse

A warehouse is a commercial building for storage of goods. Warehouses are used by manufacturers, importers, exporters, wholesalers, transport businesses, customs, etc. They are usually large plain buildings in industrial areas of cities and towns. They usually have loading docks to load and unload...

 built in 1874 to a design by architects Culshaw and Sumners. It is a Grade II listed building.

It was used for holding and forwarding parcels between the various rail terminals in Liverpool. In the 1950's the building fell into disrepair. It was converted for use as Conservation Centre

Conservation Centre Liverpool

The National Conservation Centre in Liverpool, England is the conservation department of National Museums Liverpool. It is based in The Midland Railway Goods Offices....

in the early 1990s.

External links

• http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/conservation/history/midlandrailwaygoodsoffices.asp