From Industry to Creative Neighbourhood
Once a working brewery yard, now home to a growing community of independent businesses and creatives.
One of the yard’s most recognisable buildings at 240 Picton Road tells that story best.
The three-storey brick building — with its bricked-up upper windows and surviving pediments — began life as the Rose Brewery and is now Grade II listed. Over time, it adapted alongside the industries around it: from brewing to a Britvic bottling plant, then Minster Minerals in the 1970s, before evolving into its current form.
That same spirit of change runs throughout the wider site. As large-scale manufacturing moved on, the buildings didn’t fall quiet — they shifted into workshops, storage, and light industrial uses, continuing to support local businesses in a more practical, flexible way.
Today, Wellington Yard builds on that legacy. The architecture remains — robust, characterful, and built to work — but its purpose has evolved. It’s now home to a new generation of independent businesses, makers, and creatives, drawn by the same qualities that have always defined the yard: adaptability, resilience, and a strong sense of community
What was once exclusively industrial has now become something different — a creative neighbourhood where ideas, businesses and makers thrive side by side. Wellington Yard is neither a traditional retail destination nor a generic business park.
Built for people, not just places
At its heart, Wellington Yard has always been about people — those who once crafted bottles here, those who transformed it into an industrial park, and those who now bring new ideas to life within its walls.
Wellington Yard is more than a collection of buildings:
A community of makers & small businesses
Join a network of retail operators, studios, fitness providers, craftspeople and more.
Flexible spaces that adapt to you
Commercial units, studios and event venues designed for real work and real growth.
Flexible spaces that adapt to you
Heritage inspires progress, and every new tenant contributes to the Yard’s ongoing story.
Today and tomorrow
Today, Wellington Yard stands as a vibrant, characterful hub that respects its roots while looking confidently to the future. It offers an environment where connections spark creativity, where ideas take shape, and where opportunity isn’t defined by walls or categories but by the people and businesses who choose to make it their home.
Whether you’re an established Liverpool enterprise, an ambitious start-up, or a creative maker seeking space to grow, Wellington Yard gives you the chance to be part of something bigger — a dynamic, collaborative community rooted in heritage and fuelled by innovation.