National Conservation Centre
National Conservation Centre | ||
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OS grid reference SJ 346 905 | | |
Built | 1872 | |
Built for | Midland Railway | |
Restored | 1995–96 | |
Restored by | Ken Martin | |
Architect | Henry Sumners | |
Governing body | National Museums Liverpool | |
Listed Building – Grade II | ||
Designated | 14 March 1975 | |
Reference no. | 1062567 | |
The National Conservation Centre, formerly the Midland Railway Goods Warehouse, is located in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It stands in a block surrounded by Victoria Street, Crosshall Street, Whitechapel, and Peter Street. After it closed as a warehouse it was converted into a conservation centre for National Museums Liverpool in the 1990s. Initially its exhibition area was open to the public, but this closed in 2010. The centre is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
History
The warehouse was built as a depot for the storage of railway freight in 1872 for the Midland Railway. It was designed by the local architect Henry Sumners of Culshaw and Sumners.[1] The building was extended along Peter Street in 1878 in a similar architectural style.[2] Between 1995 and 1996 it was converted by another local architect, Ken Martin, into the Conservation Centre for National Museums Liverpool.[3] In addition to its conservation work, the centre had an exhibition area open to the public to demonstrate the techniques of conservation, which attracted 60,000 visitors a year. In September 2005 the centre closed for refurbishment, and re-opened in June 2006 as the National Conservation Centre.[4] Because of government cuts in funding, the visitor centre closed in 2010,[5] but conservation work continues in the building.[3][6]
Architecture
The centre is constructed in red brick on a
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-904965-35-0
- ^ ISBN 0-300-10258-5
- ^ ISBN 978-1-906802-90-5
- ^ National Conservation Centre, Institute of Conservation, retrieved 13 September 2012
- ^ Public access to Conservation Centre to close, National Museums Liverpool, archived from the original on 17 October 2012, retrieved 29 August 2013
- ^ "Liverpool conservation centre to close", BBC News, 10 December 2010, retrieved 13 September 2012
- ^ a b c d Historic England, "Midland Railway Goods offices (1062567)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 September 2012
- OCLC 504795181