Overview
The 'Streets of Liverpool' have born witness to innumerable changes in the centuries since the creation of the first documented portrait of the Port in 1680. A sequel of sorts to the first ‘Streets of Liverpool’ presentations that ran in 2024, Streets of Liverpool II tracks the visual development of 10 further Liverpool streets and thoroughfares, in order to explore the many significant changes the Port has undergone, socially, economically, culturally and physically over time. This course will appeal to anybody with an interest in Liverpool history, art, architecture, photography, town planning and commerce/social history.
Syllabus
- Week 1: 'The 7 Streets of Liverpool' and Dale Street
- Week 2: Old Hall Street
- Week 3: Duke Street
- Week 4: Mount Pleasant
- Week 5: Rodney Street
- Week 6: London Road
- Week 7: The Strand
- Week 8: Princes Road
- Week 9: Penny Lane
- Week 10: Mathew Street.
Course lecturer
Dr Lee Kendall was born in Liverpool in 1974 and earned his BA (Hons) in History of Art at University of Leicester in 1997 before going on to complete a PhD in the same subject at Liverpool John Moores University in 2006. An independent art historian with a particular interest in all things Liverpool related, his publications include “Being for the Benefit of… Beatles Art in Liverpool” (2012). He has been part of the front of house team at Tate Gallery, Liverpool since 2009 and has lectured for the University of Liverpool's CE Department since 2019.
Course fee
- Standard fee: £155
- Concession fee: £80.
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