by Colum Giles and Bob Hawkins Foreword
Liverpool, the 'maritime mercantile city', was inscribed on to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in July 2004, a fitting recognition of the role that it has played in the development of a global trading network. Of all the building types present in Liverpool, warehouses are perhaps most emblematic of the city's history, for these buildings handled the trade that brought prosperity to the region. Once numbering hundreds, but now much fewer in number, they range from the well known - the monumental warehouses around Albert Dock - to the small and often overlooked buildings encountered throughout the central area and in other parts of the city. The surviving warehouses are of great historical significance and collectively they give a special character to Liverpool. For English Heritage and Liverpool City Council, partners in the Historic Environment of Liverpool Project, this book has a dual aim. It seeks to promote better awareness of the important contribution that warehouses make to the city's historic environment. It also addresses the conservation challenges presented today in a Liverpool that, after slumbering for too long, is changing rapidly through economic regeneration, a trend reinforced by its selection as European Capital of Culture for 2008.	Change is undoubtedly needed to restore the city's economy and pride, and there is much to build on. Good conservation, based on thorough understanding, will ensure that Liverpool remains a highly distinctive place. Success depends upon partnership with the private sector and on promoting good practice. This book, by defining the character and significance of a highly distinctive Liverpool building type and by outlining approaches to managing change, signals the commitment of both our organisations to achieve Liverpool's 21st-century renaissance. Sir Neil Cossons Chairman, English Heritage Councillor Mike Storey Leader, Liverpool City Council
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The authors would like to thank a number of individuals for assistance in the preparation of this booklet: Joseph Sharples and Richard Pollard of the Buildings of England, Liverpool project; Glynn Marsden of Liverpool City Council; John Stonard, Malcolm Cooper, Martin Cherry and Peter Guillery of English Heritage; Dr Adrian Jarvis of Merseyside Maritime Museum; the staff of Liverpool Record Office and Lancashire Record Office; Mr Eric Leatherbarrow, Port of Liverpool; and the owners and occupiers of warehouses in the city.	Allan Adams, Carry Corbett, lan Goodall, Adam Menuge, Simon Taylor and Nicola Wray of English Heritage provided assistance with fieldwork. The photographs were taken by Tony Perry, Peter Williams, James O Davies and Shaun Watts; the graphics were created by Tony Berry and Allan Adams. Administrative work was carried out by Ursula Dugard-Craig and Gillian Green. Figure 32 is reproduced with the consent of Edmund Kirby & Sons, Surveyors and Architects, India Buildings, Liverpool, and King Street, Manchester, from drawings in the Culshaw Collection at Lancashire Record Office (DDX 162).

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