Start Date
9 October, 2024
There will be 10 weekly meetings on Wednesday, 11am - 1pm, starting from 9 October.
Overview
A fascinating cultural survey of Merseyside's public parks, beginning with Joseph Paxton's influential Birkenhead Park (1847) and finishing with Liverpool Festival Gardens; this course is intended to highlight the rich visual history and developmental stories behind these important locations, which have always been accessible to all. Merseyside has more than 10 listed parks and cemeteries, including three Grade I and five Grade II*, more than any other UK location outside London; it is high time that their significance is celebrated. This course will appeal to anyone with an interest in Liverpool history, town planning, natural history, art, architecture and social history.
Syllabus
Week 1 Birkenhead Park (1847)
Week 2 Newsham Park (1868)
Week 3 Stanley Park (1870)
Week 4 Sefton Park (1872)
Week 5 Greenbank Park (1897)
Week 6 Calderstones Park (1905)
Week 7 Allerton Tower Park (1927)
Week 8 Croxteth Country Park (1972)
Week 9 Everton Park (1989)
Week 10 Liverpool Festival Gardens (2023)
Please note that the ‘last date available to book’ date is only a guide. We reserve the right to close bookings earlier if courses are over- or under-subscribed. In order to avoid disappointment, please be sure enrol as soon as possible. Registrations will 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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