Mersey Match Factory, Grade II listed building on Speke Road, Garston, Liverpool, England
Mersey Match Factory is an industrial building with a concrete frame and extensive glass panels located in Garston, Liverpool. The structure uses a flat-slab system and displays decorative Lancashire roses carved into the circular columns.
The building was constructed between 1919 and 1921 for Maguire, Paterson and Palmer, a company that produced matches in this location for decades. After operations ceased in 1994, the structure was renovated and converted into office spaces.
The building shows its industrial past through exposed concrete and glass walls that form large open spaces on each floor. Walking through the converted rooms, you can see how the original layout supported production work and now adapts to modern office needs.
The building sits near Liverpool John Lennon Airport and South Parkway Station, making it fairly accessible by public transport or car. Visitors should know that it is now a privately used office building with limited public access to the interior spaces.
This building was the first place in the United Kingdom where flat-slab concrete construction was used in such a comprehensive way. The technique allowed for wider open floor plans and became influential in how British industrial buildings were designed afterward.
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