A doctors surgery in Islington Square, on the corner of Islington and Shaw Street, was once a safe haven for children provided by a pioneering Liverpool charity. The Liverpool Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children was formed on 19th April 1883. In a time of great social deprivation and hardship local banker Thomas Agnew […]
LIVERPOOL AND MATTHEW ARNOLD
It may seem strange that a school in Liverpool is named after a Surrey born poet, but that is the case with Matthew Arnold Primary in Dingle. It is named in relation to the fact that Arnold died near there in 1888, but that was not his only Liverpool connection. Arnold was born in Laleham-on-Thames […]
LITTLE MOTHER OF LIVERPOOL MEETS MUSSOLINI
A former school in West Derby is named after one of the most influential women Liverpool has ever seen. Margaret Beavan, the unmarried ‘little mother of Liverpool’ who became the city’s first female Lord Mayor in 1928, had an eventful year in office. However she did make a misjudgement of character when she called Mussolini […]
GREEK ANONYMITY
A Grade I listed building that is described by English Heritage as ‘one of the purest monuments of Greek revival in England’ hardly gets a mention when the great buildings of Liverpool are talked about due to its more illustrious neighbour. Situated just to the north of Liverpool Cathedral is The Oratory, a chapel that […]
THE ARCHITECT WHO HATED HIS WORKPLACE
Situated between the wonderful Victoria Building and Metropolitan Cathedral is another marvellous place that goes largely unnoticed due to its illustrious neighbours. Born in London in 1874, Charles Reilly lectured at Kings College before becoming Professor of Architecture at the University of Liverpool in 1904. He held this position until his retirement in 1934, overseeing […]
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