A new Liverpool city centre café serving delicious brunch and coffee has taken inspiration from a lost iconic department store that used to occupy the site.
Rapid Hardware was founded in 1971 and gradually expanded across the length of Renshaw Street, becoming one of the city’s retail landmarks. The iconic family run department store soon became famous for its DIY, garden and home improvement products.
But after moving into the former George Henry Lee building in 2009, Rapid was hit hard by the recession. It fell into administration in February 2013 after failing to agree a deal with its bank, Royal Bank of Scotland.
