Category: Reviews of Past Talks

Reviews of Past Talks

The Social Survey of Merseyside 1929 – 1934

Dr Michael Lambert, Fellow in Social Studies at Lancaster University – Friday 13th May 2022 An interesting talk was delivered by Dr Lambert, in which he brings to life the Social Survey of Merseyside, which became both an authoritative and influential text and an important policy reference point. He described

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Robertson Gladstone: Demerara and Back 1828-1829

Dr Janet Hollinshead – Friday, 8 April 2022 from 11:30 to 13:00, at The Athenaeum, Liverpool Dr Hollinshead, a well-known historian, a former lecturer and Head of History at Liverpool Hope University presented this informative talk on Robertson Gladstone and his visit to Demerara and his return journey to Liverpool,

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The Archives of Liverpool Cathedral

Canon Val Jackson of Liverpool Cathedral – Friday 10th December 2021 A well-attended meeting of the Society on 10th December 2021 heard Canon Val Jackson talk about her supervision of the archives of the Anglican Cathedral, which began in a small room in a vaulting turret, and how she has

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Duke Street from Cumberland to China

Marie Passey, 12 November 2021 Our second meeting in the Athenaeum Library was addressed by Marie Passey, who was at pains to tell us that she isn’t a historian, but a tour guide. This didn’t prepare us for the scale of knowledge she revealed to us, much of it based

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Liverpool: A Study in Theocracy – Friday 8 October 2021

God’s Town – Liverpool & her Parish since 1207 Canon Dr Crispin Pailing was the star turn at the Annual General Meeting of the Society on Friday 8th October, speaking on “Liverpool: a study in theocracy.” Which was almost the title of his 2019 book on the same subject. He

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Equestrian Drama in Liverpool.

8th March 2020 – Talk by John Pinfold. The talk covered the following aspects:A definition of equestrian theatre, or ‘hippodrama’ as the Victorians called it, not a circus performance noran outdoor recreation of for example the Wild West, but rather a stage performance in a purpose builttheatre in which horses

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Herbert Rowse (1887-1963).

9th February 2020 – Professor Iain Jackson We were grateful to Professor Jackson of Liverpool University, School of Architecture for replacing ourscheduled speaker at late notice. His presentation was based on his book recently published by HistoricEngland.It was suggested that through his commissions for banks, shipping companies and major infrastructureprojects

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