Goree Piazzas Warehousing The Strand Area

[History Hunter]

Hi Kev,

Can you tell me the date and source of the lovely map you found at the LRO?

I have found from Gores Liverpool Directories, that my ancestors traded from number 1 Goree Piazzas from 1805 - 1812 and number 2 Goree Piazzas 1812-1816. They then built their own warehouses in Brunswick Street in 1816. Where would numbers 1 and 2 Goree Piazzas have been?

[Ged]

The Goree warehouses seemed to stretch from the bottom of Water Street to the bottom of James Street. If numbering started as usual with the lowest numbers at the town hall end, I suspect Nos.1 and 2 would have been at the Water St end of the row. Thefurthest row away on this Appleyard painting.

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[petromax]

I knew about the iron rings being a myth but always thought...

I have seen iron rings used to run warehouse hoist ropes across to the next or opposite hoist to double up the capacity of the lift for heavy loads (they are still there at Heaps' Mill). They were positoned in pairs at road level in between hoists. Does anyone know what the Goree Warehouse rings looked like and could this be what they were for?

[Kev]

Goree LRO

[wsteve55]

Interesting pic' Kev',the original dockfront (well,nearly) before the Liver buildings,etc.

[Waterways]

I prefer it the way it was. Imagine the warehouses now, bars and cafes and shops and boats and ships in front. A far more animated, vibrant, appealing atmosphere. The Liver Blgs could have been behind the warehouses. I was a mistake to have filled in Georges Dock.