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A '''warehouse''' is a [[building]] for storing [[goods]]. It is usually a large hollow structure to allow for the storage of large items or for stacking smaller items. | A '''warehouse''' is a [[building]] for storing [[goods]]. It is usually a large hollow structure to allow for the storage of large items or for stacking smaller items. | ||
| − | In the | + | In the [[19th Century|19th]] and early [[20th Century|20th]] [[Century|centuries]] warehouses were generally multi-storied [[brick]] [[building]]s located close to a [[canal]] or railway facilities in the middle of [[City|cities]]. Very many such buildings have in recent decades been converted into 'loft [[apartment]]s' or other residential/leisure related uses. Warehouses now tend to be single-story 'big shed' type buildings covering a large area, and located at strategic points on the [[motorway]]/interstate network outside or on the periphery of cities. |
[[Category:Industry]] | [[Category:Industry]] | ||
Revision as of 04:40, February 8, 2009
A warehouse is a building for storing goods. It is usually a large hollow structure to allow for the storage of large items or for stacking smaller items.
In the 19th and early 20th centuries warehouses were generally multi-storied brick buildings located close to a canal or railway facilities in the middle of cities. Very many such buildings have in recent decades been converted into 'loft apartments' or other residential/leisure related uses. Warehouses now tend to be single-story 'big shed' type buildings covering a large area, and located at strategic points on the motorway/interstate network outside or on the periphery of cities.