The Stanley Dock Tobacco Warehouse, dated 1900, is situated on the south side of Stanley Dock. Built in front of the existing Stanley Warehouse after part of the dock had been filled in, the Tobacco Warehouse is on such a massive and heroic scale that it dominates the landscape in this part of Liverpool. Regarded as the largest warehouse in the world, it is constructed from red and blue brick on a high rusticated stone base and is of fourteen storeys with 42 bays divided by seven loading bays; the construction accounted for 27 million bricks, 30,000 panes of glass and 8,000 tons of steel. The warehouse, which could accommodate 60,000 hogsheads of tobacco, was designed by A. G. Lyster, the Dock Engineer.

Period

Post-Medieval (1540 - 1901), Modern (1901 and later)

Period comments

Built 1897-1901

The earliest date of the feature, as a year, if known

1897

The latest date of the feature, as a year, if known

1901

Monument Type - Broad

TOBACCO WAREHOUSE|FIREPROOF BUILDING

Monument Type - Narrow

Monument Description

Evidence Type - Broad

Evidence Type - Narrow

Evidence Description

Object Type - Broad

Object Type - Narrow

Object Description

Other records:

NRHE Number

1063946

NT HBSMR Number

Unknown

HER Event Number

Unknown

External Link

None

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