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The workhouse also housed one of the largest infirmaries in the country. It catered for 1200 sick paupers. [3] Liverpool philanthropist William Rathbone obtained permission from the Liverpool Vestry to introduce trained nurses (at his own expense for three years) at the workhouse hospital in 1864, and invited Agnes Jones, then at the London Great Northern Hospital, to be the first trained ...
The National Conservation Centre, formerly the Midland Railway Goods Warehouse, is located in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It stands in a block surrounded by Victoria Street, Crosshall Street, Whitechapel, and Peter Street. After it closed as a warehouse it was converted into a conservation centre for National Museums Liverpool in the 1990s ...
The Western Approaches Museum in Liverpool, England, is a museum chronicling the work of Western Approaches Command around Atlantic convoys, combating the U-boat menace and the Battle of the Atlantic. Set in the restored former Second World War command centre responsible for coordinating the effort, the museum consists of re-opened rooms ...
Exchange Flags is a Grade II listed building in Liverpool, England. It is laid out in a 'U' shape, with Walker House situated on the west side and Horton House on the east side. It is laid out in a 'U' shape, with Walker House situated on the west side and Horton House on the east side.
In 1907, the Royal Liver Group had over 6,000 employees. Given the need for larger premises, the company approved the construction of a new head office. The building was designed by Walter Aubrey Thomas; the foundation stone was laid on 11 May 1908 and just 3 years later, on 19 July 1911, the building was officially opened by Lord Sheffield. [5]
Distributed along the attic storey are eighteen sandstone figures representing the arts, sciences and industries of Liverpool (see gallery below). [ 2 ] In the centre of the building, above the main Dale Street entrance, is a 210 ft (64 m) tower containing a clock and five bells; (the clock was by Messrs Pendlinton & Hutton of Liverpool, the ...
The original house was built in the early eighteenth century on part of the Toxteth Park estate. In 1788, William Rathbone IV leased the family house and estate, which consisted of 24 acres of land, from the Earl of Sefton to serve as a country retreat for his young family.
Liverpool also has the largest Chinese arch outside of China, given as a gift from its sister city Shanghai, and which marks the gateway to the city's modern day Chinatown on Nelson Street. Since the 19th century, and especially during the two world wars , Liverpool's status as a major coastal port has led to a deep relationship and strong ties ...