From a drawing by W. G. Herdman in the Liverpool Free Public Library.
“Richmond Fair” is the title Herdman gives this drawing, and that was the name the place was generally known by ; but its correct designation was “The Richmond Woollen Hall.” The building was erected in 1787 for the sale of woollen goods,and there were rooms in it which were let to dealers either permanently, or temporarily when linen and woollen goods fairs were held in Liverpool. These fairs did not find favour in the eyes of the linen and woollen drapers, and were ultimately discontinued. In 1828 a petition from the inhabitants of Richmond Row was before the Council praying that Richmond Fair be converted into a market place, but the prayer of the petitioners was not granted, and the building was eventually converted into cottage tenements. These were demolished in 1909, and on their site was erected the Franciscan Church of St. Mary of the Angels.
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Muir, Ramsay, et al. Bygone Liverpool. Liverpool: Young, 1913. Internet Archive online version of a copy in the University of Toronto Library. Web. 29 September 2022.
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