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The Liverpool Blue Coat School is a grammar school in Liverpool, England.It was founded in 1708 by Bryan Blundell and the Reverend Robert Styth as the Liverpool Blue Coat Hospital and was for many years a boys' boarding school before restoring in 2002 its original policy of accepting boys and girls.
Built in 1716–17 as a charity school, Bluecoat Chambers in School Lane is the oldest surviving building in central Liverpool, England. [1] Following the Liverpool Blue Coat School 's move to another site in 1906, the building was rented from 1907 onwards by the Sandon Studios Society. [ 2 ]
The Post & Echo Building, now occupied by Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe and the Meliã Liverpool Hotel, is located at 95 Old Hall Street in Liverpool city centre, England, and formerly housed the headquarters of the Liverpool Echo and Daily Post newspapers. It is also known as Metropolitan House and as City Tower. [1]
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Bryan Blundell (c. 1675 – 1756) was an English slave trader who served as Mayor of Liverpool.Blundell founded the Liverpool Blue Coat School in 1708 in conjunction with the Rector of Liverpool, the Reverend Robert Styth, to provide an education for the city's destitute children and orphans.
A bluecoat school is a type of charity school in England, the first of which was founded in the 16th century. Most of them have closed; some remain open as schools, often on different sites, and some of the original buildings have been adapted for other purposes.
Charity schools, sometimes called blue coat schools, or simply the Blue School, were significant in the history of education in England. They were built and maintained in various parishes by the voluntary contributions of the inhabitants to teach poor children to read and write, and for other necessary parts of education.
Probe Records, relocated to Bluecoat Chambers in 2010. Probe Records is a small independent record shop in Liverpool, England.. Founded in 1971 by Geoff and Annie Davies and their friend Dave Keats, [1] the shop was originally located on Clarence Street, off Brownlow Hill with a second location soon opened in the basement of Silly Billies clothes shop.