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04-13-2007, 04:07 PM
Just posted by Liverpool Cathedral (Church of England) Communications staff:
Six free lunchtime lectures - 800 Years of Liverpool History
Liverpool Cathedral Lady Chapel Wednesdays 1-2pm starting April 18 2007 no booking necessary.
Wednesday April 18 – Mr Paul Booth - Liverpool and its Letters Patent
An exploration of the evidence for the foundation and early history of the borough of Liverpool. Also an examination of the way in which historians have painstakingly managed to reconstruct the shape and proportions of this small medieval town.
Wednesday April 25 – Dr Alan Crosby - Liverpool as seen from Lancashire
Three centuries ago Liverpool, now one of the world's great cities, was an unremarkable town on the Lancashire coast. The extraordinary changes of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries made it a phenomenon to be celebrated or condemned. Since the 1720s it has been firmly on the itinerary of the discerning visitor, and from their vivid descriptions we see the impact which this remarkable place had upon contemporaries.
Wednesday May 2 – Dr Sally Sheard - Liverpool: A Healthy Place to Live?
Liverpool has been pioneering healthy living for nearly two hundred years, and we have come a long way from the image of the 'Black Spot on the Mersey' during the epidemic crises of the early nineteenth century. What has stimulated the improvement in our health, and what responsibility has been taken by authorities and individuals?
Wednesday May 9 – Mr John Lansley - Liverpool: A City of Charities
Liverpool claims a reputation for pioneering charities in the UK: bodies as diverse as the NSPCC, Citizens’ Advice Bureau and Age Concern can all be seen to have developed from Liverpool initiatives. Why was this, and how has the pattern of voluntary action fitted in with the growth of statutory services?
Wednesday May 16 – Mr Peter Kennerley - Twentieth-Century Cathedral: The Establishment of a Building and a Community
Judged by some as anachronism or dinosaur during the 74 years of its building, Liverpool Cathedral, untroubled by ancient statutes, was also at the forefront in the development of cathedral worship in the twentieth century. The lecture will draw upon current research into the influence of the first Dean on the life of the cathedral.
Wednesday May 23 – Prof John Belchem - Celebrating Liverpool
Liverpool lacks a venerable past, its early history comprising, as Ramsay Muir noted in his 700th anniversary history in 1907, 'long centuries of small things'. As Liverpool enters its 800th anniversary, designated its 'year of heritage', this talk casts a critical (and humorous) eye on the celebration of previous anniversaries, key moments in the promotion and packaging of the city's history and identity.
Lunch will be available within the Cathedral before and after the lectures in the newly refurbished refectory and in the new mezzanine café bar. Refreshments will be available in the Lady Chapel. Parking is available at the Cathedral (normal charges apply).
Six free lunchtime lectures - 800 Years of Liverpool History
Liverpool Cathedral Lady Chapel Wednesdays 1-2pm starting April 18 2007 no booking necessary.
Wednesday April 18 – Mr Paul Booth - Liverpool and its Letters Patent
An exploration of the evidence for the foundation and early history of the borough of Liverpool. Also an examination of the way in which historians have painstakingly managed to reconstruct the shape and proportions of this small medieval town.
Wednesday April 25 – Dr Alan Crosby - Liverpool as seen from Lancashire
Three centuries ago Liverpool, now one of the world's great cities, was an unremarkable town on the Lancashire coast. The extraordinary changes of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries made it a phenomenon to be celebrated or condemned. Since the 1720s it has been firmly on the itinerary of the discerning visitor, and from their vivid descriptions we see the impact which this remarkable place had upon contemporaries.
Wednesday May 2 – Dr Sally Sheard - Liverpool: A Healthy Place to Live?
Liverpool has been pioneering healthy living for nearly two hundred years, and we have come a long way from the image of the 'Black Spot on the Mersey' during the epidemic crises of the early nineteenth century. What has stimulated the improvement in our health, and what responsibility has been taken by authorities and individuals?
Wednesday May 9 – Mr John Lansley - Liverpool: A City of Charities
Liverpool claims a reputation for pioneering charities in the UK: bodies as diverse as the NSPCC, Citizens’ Advice Bureau and Age Concern can all be seen to have developed from Liverpool initiatives. Why was this, and how has the pattern of voluntary action fitted in with the growth of statutory services?
Wednesday May 16 – Mr Peter Kennerley - Twentieth-Century Cathedral: The Establishment of a Building and a Community
Judged by some as anachronism or dinosaur during the 74 years of its building, Liverpool Cathedral, untroubled by ancient statutes, was also at the forefront in the development of cathedral worship in the twentieth century. The lecture will draw upon current research into the influence of the first Dean on the life of the cathedral.
Wednesday May 23 – Prof John Belchem - Celebrating Liverpool
Liverpool lacks a venerable past, its early history comprising, as Ramsay Muir noted in his 700th anniversary history in 1907, 'long centuries of small things'. As Liverpool enters its 800th anniversary, designated its 'year of heritage', this talk casts a critical (and humorous) eye on the celebration of previous anniversaries, key moments in the promotion and packaging of the city's history and identity.
Lunch will be available within the Cathedral before and after the lectures in the newly refurbished refectory and in the new mezzanine café bar. Refreshments will be available in the Lady Chapel. Parking is available at the Cathedral (normal charges apply).