Footage captured by an urban explorer gives a fascinating glimpse into the abandoned which has stood empty for decades.
Mitch Morely, who formed No Limits Urbex - an urban exploring blog - said it took over 12 months of planning to visit the historic building.
After one failed attempt at getting inside, Mitch and his team had to abandon their plans - but they came back the next day determed to explore the .
Sharing the video of his exploration on social media last week, Mitch said: “This place was seriously hard to get into and we’re not going to tell anyone because it’s dangerous as well and basically it’s been 12 months in the making.
“We came yesterday, but we caught and we had to drive all the way back to Manchester, fuming.
“A very unsuccessful day yesterday in Liverpool but nevertheless we came back this morning determined to get into the building.”
The on Victoria Street was built in 1888 and is a Grade II listed building.
It was first built as a railway goods depot for the London and North Western Railway to serve the Exchange Station on Tithebarn Street.
In 1923 it was converted into a fruit exchange by James B. Hutchins.
It was a place of hustle and bustle as it became the main trading point for fruit within the city and dealt with the majority of fruit imports coming into Liverpool.
Mitch told the ECHO: “I was amazed by the building, I’ve done a lot of exploring and this is one of the best places I have been to.
“There is so much history, families used to go there and provide for their families.
“Now it is just a shell, it is a proper piece of history right here and it just a shame.”
In the footage, Mitch and his team discovered the original seating numbers for in the auction house.
Hundreds of people would gather into the exchange halls and bid for fruit which had just arrived in Liverpool from all around the world.
Thick cobwebs can be seen in the video eerily highlighting how old the building is and how it has been left to ruin.
Last week, that showed the current state of the decaying building - prompting readers calls for the city centre gem to be restored.
The original fruit scales have been abandoned at the front of one of the auction houses leaving a piece of Liverpool's distinctive history behind.
Warehouses behind the building in Mathew Street were used to store the fruit sold at the exchange.
These were eventually converted into licensed premises and this part of the former Fruit Exchange empire today includes Rubber Soul and Eric's.
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