Start Date
1 October, 2025
There will be 10 weekly meetings on Wednesday, 11am - 1pm, starting from 1 October .
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/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
Weeks: 1 Intro: '7 Streets', Part II – 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 – Conclusion
Please note that the ‘last booking’ date is only a guide. Courses may close earlier. In order to avoid disappointment, please be sure to enrol as soon as possible. Registrations may not be processed until the following day if received after 3pm.
Course Lecturer: Dr Lee Kendall
Dr. Lee R. 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.
Courses fees: Full fee £155/Concession £80.
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