Originally Posted by
PhilipG
It was designed by A. G. Lyster and built c1897 to 1901.
125 ft (38 metres) high.
Constructed of 27 million bricks, it was claimed to be the largest single brick building in the world.
It closed in 1980.
The floors are only 7ft 2in (2.2 metres) high because the 77,000 casks were stored in single tiers to avoid breakage.
Source: "Liverpool", by Joseph Sharples.
The low ceilings has precluded converting the building to apartments up to now. I read that the inside is iron framed and this means that every other alternative floor can be taken, with added strengthening, out to give the height. Not sure if it can though.
The UK building regs does not specify a minimum ceiling height. 7 foot 2 inches using wall lighting is fine. It is the hanging lights that are the problem in low ceilings, as I know when I smack my head on them in new houses.
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A hint. If you use wall lights and insert downlighters, a room appears far higher. Well worth doing. Downlighters in suspended floors require a fireproof surround. Some downlighters now come complete with the fireproof surround.
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