16-582: Liverpool Cotton Exchange Building is an office block in Old Hall Street , Liverpool , Merseyside , England. The commercial building, which originally had a Neoclassical façade, replaced the 19th-century cotton exchange in Exchange Flags in 1906. Between 1967 and 1969 the building's exterior was given a contemporary mid 20th century design. The building is used mainly for offices; retail facilities operate at street level. The business of
32-504: Is a road in Liverpool , England . Situated in the city centre, it runs between Leeds Street and Chapel Street and is part of Liverpool business district. The street was one of the original seven streets that made up the medieval borough founded by King John in 1207, together with Water Street , Castle Street , Chapel Street , High Street , Tithebarn Street and Dale Street . The 'old hall' that Old Hall Street gets its name from
48-476: Is a square in Liverpool City Centre and is bordered by Old Hall Street , East Street and Rigby Street The square takes its name from St. Paul's Church, which originally stood on the site. Designed by Timothy Lightholer and built around 1709, it was designed as a miniature imitation of St Paul's, London . The church served what would have been an affluent area of the city. Towards the end of
64-700: Is in brick. Inside the building the colonnade formerly surrounding the trading floor is still present. The columns are monoliths of larvikite , quarried in Norway and polished in Aberdeen. The building is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building . Some of the statues formerly on the façade are now located nearby; these include personifications of Navigation and Commerce. Architecture of Liverpool Old Hall Street Old Hall Street
80-633: The Post & Echo Building . The Liverpool Echo moved to its current home on St Paul's Square in 2018. Constructed at the same time as the Post & Echo Building, New Hall Place was built for Royal Insurance . The building is now used by the Home Office and RSA Insurance Group . During the 1970s, two footbridges were built on the street as part of Liverpool's skyway project. The bridges linked Moorfields railway station with One Old Hall Street and
96-485: The 17th century Old Hall Street and St Paul's Square were fashionable areas for the merchants of the city and residencies were built on Old Hall Street during this period, stretching up towards St Paul's Square. As the city of Liverpool grew with the rapid expansion of the port, the area became heavily populated and many of the Georgian Terraces were converted into multi-occupancy residences. The east-side of
112-601: The ECHO and Royal Insurance buildings to a building on the other side of the street, Ralli House. The skyway project was deemed a failure and both bridges had been removed by the end of 2000. The closure of Liverpool Exchange railway station and the subsequent creation of Moorfields station saw an entrance to the new station open on Old Hall Street in May 1977. Old Hall Street contains several Grade II listed buildings, including: St Paul%27s Square, Liverpool St Paul's Square
128-481: The building are largely unaltered from the original design. There are two levels of basements which originally contained the building's coal bunkers, restaurant and ballrooms. The façade on Edmund Street, facing northwest, has retained cast iron panels decorated with wreaths, made by Macfarlane's of Glasgow. The back of the building, on Bixteth Street, is faced with Portland stone , and the Ormond Street front
144-554: The cotton exchange was originally conducted outdoors on Exchange Flags, behind Liverpool Town Hall . The first Cotton Exchange Building was built in 1808 adjacent to the flags. The present building in Old Hall Street was designed by Matear and Simon ( Old Liverpool Cotton Exchange Building in Old Hall Street (built 1905; largely demolished 1967–69) ), built by the Waring-White Building Company, and
160-451: The facility was moved to St George's Hall . The suffragette , Edith Rigby , planted a bomb in the building on 5 July 1913, and although it was later stated in court that ‘no great damage had been done by the explosion’, Mrs Rigby was found guilty and sentenced to nine months' imprisonment with hard labour. The building is in seven storeys, and the modern front on Old Hall Street, facing southwest, has 21 bays . The sides and back of
176-425: The square was demolished in the late 1840s to make way for the construction of Liverpool Exchange railway station . By the 19th century, the church found itself with dwindling congregations and it was closed in 1901, before being demolished in 1931. St. Paul's Eye and Ear Infirmary was originally on Old Hall Street in 1871 but moved to 6, St. Paul's Square. The hospital stayed there, except during World War 2 when it
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#1732772075290192-497: Was moved to Childwall , until 1992 when it was moved to Royal Liverpool Hospital . The square was the site of a 3,700 capacity boxing arena, known as Liverpool Stadium , which was the first of its kind in Great Britain. Built on the site of the former graveyard of St Paul's Church, the venue opened on 20 October 1932. In addition to boxing, the venue hosted concerts by The Beatles , David Bowie , and Lou Reed as well as
208-629: Was officially opened by the Prince and Princess of Wales on 30 November 1906. The building cost around £300,000 build and the opening took place in the company of 3,000 guests. Its façade was in Neoclassical style, with Baroque towers at the angles. Its exterior decoration included statues. Inside the building was the latest technology for communicating with cotton trading elsewhere in the world, including telephones, and cables linking directly with New York, Bremen and Bombay. The Old Hall Street front
224-420: Was originally on Mill Street, a street that dated back to the 13th century. Towards the end of the 17th century, and now known as Old Hall Street, it became a fashionable area for the merchants of the city and residencies were built on Old Hall Street during this period, stretching up towards St Paul's Square . The original Cotton Exchange Building was situated on Old Hall Street, opening in 1906. The opening
240-559: Was performed by Prince and Princess of Wales and was attended by 3,000 guests. The front of the building was replaced with a modern façade between 1967 and 1969, which still stands today. St Paul's Eye Hospital was originally sited on Pall Mall but moved to Old Hall Street in 1912. The hospital remained on Old Hall Street until 1992, when it moved to the Royal Liverpool Hospital . The Liverpool Echo and Daily Post offices were situated on Old Hall Street from 1974 in
256-436: Was replaced with a modern-style façade designed by Newton-Dawson, Forbes and Tate in 1967–69, and the former main exchange hall was replaced by a courtyard. In addition to offices, the building also incorporates retail facilities. The building was home to Liverpool's registrar's office and coroner's courts up until January 2012. Up to 100,000 people a year used to visit the offices to register births, deaths and marriages before
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