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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Patrick Edrich

The city centre building you drive past everyday built to 'withstand a bomb blast'

Motorists in the city centre will be familiar with a unique building on the corner of Old Hall Street and Leeds Street.

The building at 122 Old Hall Street is instantly recognisable for its curved mirrored glass façade - but it's long been a thing of mystery. The mirrored façade doesn't give any indication of what's inside and there's no obvious entrance to the building apart from roller shutter doors.

The three storey building was built in the 1980s by the Moores family for its Littlewoods Empire. The building was built to house Littlewoods' and later Shop Direct's servers to manage their online operations.

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