 Standing high, the building was, at the time of its construction in 1901, claimed to be the world's largest building in terms of area.The 14 storey building spans across and its construction used 27 million bricks, 30,000 panes of glass and 8,000 tons of steel.The overall design is by A. G. Lyster, the Dock Engineer, but Arthur Berrington almost certainly played a part.