Exchange Buildings (1803–1808; demolished 1864) was a large classical style office building by John Foster Sr. possibly a joint work with James Wyatt, demolished and replaced 1864–67 by a building of the same name (Exchange Buildings (1864–1867)) in French Renaissance style by Thomas Henry Wyatt.Sharples, Joseph (2004). Pevsner Architectural Guides: Liverpool. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0300-102581., p151.
The courtyard faced Liverpool Town Hall and contained the Nelson Monument. It was the centre of the cotton trade, cotton traders were based in the surrounding streets, surviving offices used by cotton traders include the Albany Building in Old Hall Street, Berey's Buildings, Bixteth Street and Mason's Building in Exchange Street East, in 1896 cotton trading moved indoors to Brown's Buildings were the former Martin Bank Headquarters is now.Sharples & Stonard, Joseph & John (2008). Built on Commerce: Liverpool's Central Business District. English Heritage. ISBN 978-1905-624348, p19
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Lancashire illustrated : from original drawings, 1769–1843 described the building:
Interior of the Exchange News-Room Lancashire illustrated : from original drawings, 1769–1843 described the News Room
Interior of the Exchange Underwriters'-Room Lancashire illustrated : from original drawings, 1769–1843 described the Underwriters'-Room
In 1723, Daniel Defoe visited Liverpool whilst travelling around Great Britain. In his book A tour through the whole island of Great Britain he describes the town hall and exchange built 1673.Joseph Sharples: Pevsner Architectural Guides: Liverpool Yale University Press, 2004, ISBN 978-0-300-10258-1, Seite 6.Daniel Defoe: A tour thro’ the whole island of Great Britain
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