While the Stanley Dock Tobacco Warehouse is no longer a functioning warehouse today, its deeply rooted history continues. At 38 metres high and with a span across 15 hectares, it’s still quite a large building, even by today’s standards. In its entirety, the building’s construction took 27 million bricks, 30,000 panes of glass and 8,000 tonnes of steel.
The warehouse remained functional up until the 1980s when trade began to dissipate. The building began to crumble into disrepair, but eventually became a space for a variety of events, such as the Sunday Heritage Market, a rave and a range of live music events.
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Highlights of Stanley Dock Tobacco Warehouse
Today, the Stanley Dock Tobacco Warehouse has been renovated to contain apartments, but it maintains the beauty and structural integrity of the original building. Naturally, while you can’t tour inside, it is well worth a stroll around the perimeter outside.
Liverpool has no shortage of other monuments and historical sites. The Memorial to Heroes of the Marine Engine Room is a monument nearby that was designed to remember 32 engineers who died in the Titanic’s tragic sinking. In particular, the Titanic was related to Liverpool in that Liverpool was both the Titanic port of registry and the home of the ship’s owner White Star Line.
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Good to know about Stanley Dock Tobacco Warehouse
You can reach Stanley Dock Tobacco Warehouse by bus or by train via Merseyrail or Northern, and there are car parks in the area if you prefer to drive. While you cannot tour the warehouse, you can still admire the exterior and visit other area attractions.
If you’d like to explore the work of local artists, head to Invisible Wind Factory, just west of the warehouse. The art centre repurposed a once-abandoned building and now connects artists, visitors and tourists. With incredible art-deco windows and the lingering decorative touches of a former factory, it’s a perfect spot for some cool photos, so make sure to bring your camera.
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Stanley Dock Tobacco Warehouse
Location: C2C2+9H Liverpool, UK
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