[1] From the 1860s, Victoria Street was the location of many offices and commercial buildings that meant it played a key part during the growth of Liverpool.

[2] During the later part 19th century, the street became home to fruit and produce dealers and their warehouses, aided by its proximity to the docks and Liverpool Exchange railway station.

[3] At some point after its construction for the railway, the building was converted into a produce exchange.

Planning permission was successfully granted by Liverpool City Council in 2015 for the conversion of the Mathew Street side of the building into two restaurants and 58 apartments to be built on the Victoria Street side.

[6] The south-side of the building retains many of its original features, such as mosaic floors, frosted, stained glass windows and a grand central staircase.