Overview

The wide range and varied character of the buildings which served the charitable and cultural institutions of Liverpool are covered in this book. These buildings reflect the very rapid growth of cities, particularly in the 19th century, and draw attention to the social problems that these cities experienced. The institutions demonstrate the cultural identity of the cities and show the thinking of successive periods on how to harness private charitable effort, as opposed to the resources of the State, to provide for the differing needs of many sections of society.

Full Product Details

Author:   Colum Giles ,  Ian Goodall
Publisher:   Liverpool University Press
Imprint:   Historic England
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.250kg
ISBN:  

9781873592908

ISBN 10:   1873592906
Pages:   96
Publication Date:   31 May 2008
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Dedication Foreword 1. Introduction 2. Government and charity in 19th-century Liverpool 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 Institutions in the suburbs: the landscape of competition 4. 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 5. Institutions, charity and conservation in the 21st century Notes References and further reading

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Each book tells its story in a concise and consistantly well-illustrated manner - Together they tell an epic story of a great city, a multitudinous tale of human endeavor, creativity, wealth, poverty and shared struggle. Context March 2009

""Each book tells its story in a concise and consistantly well-illustrated manner - Together they tell an epic story of a great city, a multitudinous tale of human endeavor, creativity, wealth, poverty and shared struggle."" Context March 2009

"""Each book tells its story in a concise and consistantly well-illustrated manner - Together they tell an epic story of a great city, a multitudinous tale of human endeavor, creativity, wealth, poverty and shared struggle."" Context March 2009"

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Author and architectural historian, Yorkshire.

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