Building a Better Society: Liverpool's historic institutional buildings
Liverpool's landscape, both in the city centre and throughout its historic suburbs, is studded with institutional buildings, some - like the great hospitals - very prominent, others - like Sunday Schools and chapels - punctuating ordinary street scenes. All, however, tell the story of how charity and public authorities responded to the desperate need of the poor and vulnerable in the 19th century.
Attractively illustrated by photographs and drawings, this book emphasises the importance of institutional buildings to our understanding of Liverpool's character and demonstrates how new uses can be found to ensure that they continue to form part of the city's historic environment.
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Government and charity in 19th-century Liverpool
The challenge of a new society
Charity and Liverpool’s wealthy elite
3. The poor and institutional life: Kirkdale and the wider urban scene
Kirkdale before 1850
Kirkdale and Liverpool in the second half of the 19th century
Law and religion
Education
Education: institutes for young people
Education: institutes for adults, libraries
Health
4. Institutions in the suburbs: the landscape of competition
5. Liverpool: special character, special needs, special places
The port city
Helping the disadvantaged and vulnerable
An institutional landscape: Mosslake Fields
Liverpool’s place in the world
6. Institutions, charity and conservation in the 21st century
Notes
References and further reading
Additional Information
- Series: Informed Conservation
- Publication Status: Completed
- Pages: 96
- Illustrations: 93, Colour and b&w
- Product Code: 51332
- ISBN: 9781873592908 (Paperback - Out of Print) | eISBN: 9781848023116 (ePub)
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