Report - The Fruit Exchange - Liverpool - January 2019

RichPDG · Dec 29, 2019

History:

No.10-16 Victoria Street was built in c.1888 as a railway goods depot for the London & North Western Railway and was converted into a fruit exchange in 1923 by James B Hutchins. The building was originally constructed to serve Exchange Station on Tithebarn Street (the first station was built in 1850 and a larger version constructed in 1886-8; this eventually closed in 1950). After its change of use in 1923 the Fruit Exchange became the main trading point for fruit produce within the city and dealt with the majority of fruit imports coming into Liverpool. Warehouses in the Mathew Street area behind were used to store the fruit sold at the exchange. In the late C20 the lower ground floor was converted into separate public houses.

Explore:
Had been meaning to get round to this one for quite a while but such is the way usually that when you plan to do something, it never goes to plan. Fast forward a few weeks and I finally find myself in Liverpool with @Goldie87. We quickly make our way to the access point only to find the door is shut so we had no choice but to wait until we could put our back up plan into action.

We did get caught on the way out by a man who was less than happy but we'd got out pics and weren't really bothered that much so we left it at that and made a swift exit!

Not much to see here really apart from the two main rooms but good to get this place done nonetheless.