Restored Liverpool central library city centre Merseyside look inside reading rooms
This video is taking a look at the new restored Liverpool central library. Situated in the city centre of Liverpool Merseyside. Look inside at the reading rooms. The Picton reading room being a favorite of mine.
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The library is located in several adjoining historic buildings on William Brown Street. Its first building was the William Brown Library and Museum building which was completed in 1860 to the designs of John Weightman Surveyor to Liverpool Corporation, (not to be confused with his near contemporary John Grey Weightman)[1] and which it has always shared with the city's museum, now known as World Museum Liverpool. The library was then extended further to the right with the addition in 1879 of the Picton Reading Room and to the rear with the Hornby Library in 1906. All three of these are Grade II* listed buildings and are built in a classical style similar to other buildings on the street.
Liverpool Central Library during rebuild
Interior view of the library prior to its 2013 refurbishment
Previous to the creation of this public library was England's first subscription library (1758-1942), latterly known as The Lyceum, Liverpool, but often referred to as the Liverpool Library.
750,000 people visited the museum in 2017. In 2018, the library won The Bookseller’s Library of the Year Award.
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Liverpool Central Library
Liverpool Central Library
The newly refurbished Liverpool Central Library
Work began in 2010 to transform the city's central library
Climate controlled space for city's archive and treasures
Took ten years of planning and will be home to over 4million items
By ANNA EDWARDS
PUBLISHED: 05:54, 16 May 2013 | UPDATED: 09:36, 16 May 2013
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There are certainly no musty corners or books gathering dust in this library.
After three years and £55million the Liverpool Central Library is finally due to be re-opened this week - and is already drawing gasps at the stunning result.
The writer Frank Cottrell Boyce said that the new library had been completely overhauled to an unrecognisable degree.
Liverpool Record Office, 14km of archives and some of the city's historic treasures from the last 800 years will be protectedHe said: 'It's like going to meet your gran and finding out that she's turned into Beyonce,' he told the Daily Telegraph.
It took ten years of planning and over four million items, including documents and books, are now to be rehoused in the library.
Work began on the scheme in 2010, and was fully completed on Tuesday. At its peak, 200 people were working on the project, with 43 per cent of those employed coming from Merseyside.
It will open on Friday to coincide with the city's arts and culture festival, Liverpool Light Night.
Developers 'aimed to strike a fine balance between restoring the grade ll listed buildings and introducing new 21st century spaces' Shepherd Construction, one of the companies behind the PFI restoration and redevelopment project, said.
The construction company, said that numerous planning applications were needed and they were careful to retain the library's historic façade on William Brown Street.
The companies, including architect Austin-Smith:Lord (ASL) and Cofely, had to demolish the 1950s sections to allow for a new towering five-storey building, which will house reading and information floors, public café, meeting rooms, atrium and roof terrace.
The historic Hornby Library and Oak Room will both be open to the public for the first time and so too will the sunken circular amphitheatre-style space in the basement of the Picton Library which will become the children's 'Discover' library.
Visitors to the library will be greeted with a granite literary carpet inset with the titles of famous literary and cinematic works, and a 20-metre high granite panel listing 53 writers with ties to Liverpool, flanked by Tecu gold cladding.
The council says it expects more than one million visitors to come through the library's doors in the first 12 months, more than double the previous average figure.
Liverpool City Council's cabinet member for culture and tourism, Councillor Wendy Simon, said: 'To see the building transform from a tired, dark venue into a stunning, welcoming library has been wonderful.
'The intricate work which has been undertaken has had magnificent results and there is already a buzz across the city about the re-opening in May, with many people keen to see the new-look Central Library.
'It's a real credit to all those involved that Liverpool now has one of the most modern, attractive and user-friendly libraries and records office in the UK.'
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Liverpool city tour and Liverpool docks tour.
This was my first time visiting Liverpool, and with great pleasure I want to share this video to show you the places you can visit in Liverpool. For the shopaholics, Liverpool is the place to be! shopping galore, and it is very MUCH cheaper than London! My first impressions of Liverpool were positive, and it is very easy to get around the city (especially if you enjoy walking). I was also impressed by the number of good restaurant that ate in. Unlike Newcastle, the night life in Liverpool is exceptionally great, and restaurants and bars are open till late. There are a lot of places of interest in Liverpool both in the city center and the docks. The places visited where the Royal Albert Docks, Liverpool Waterfront, the Freij Wheels, Liverpool One and the shopping area, the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, the Liverpool Cathedral, Liverpool Lime Street, St George's Hall, the Central Library, the Liverpool World Museum, and the many streets of Liverpool.
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Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Europe
The Walker Art Gallery is an art gallery in Liverpool, which houses one of the largest art collections in England, outside of London. It is part of the National Museums Liverpool group, and is promoted as the National Gallery of the North because it is not a local or regional gallery but is part of the national museums and galleries administered directly from central government funds. The Walker Art Gallery's collection dates from 1819 when the Liverpool Royal Institution acquired 37 paintings from the collection of William Roscoe, who had to sell his collection following the failure of his banking business, though it was saved from being broken up by his friends and associates. In 1843, the Royal Institution's collection was displayed in a purpose-built gallery next to the Institution's main premises. In 1850 negotiations by an association of citizens to take over the Institution's collection, for display in a proposed art gallery, library and museum, came to nothing. The collection grew over the following decades: in 1851 Liverpool Town Council bought Liverpool Academy's diploma collection and further works were acquired from the Liverpool Society for the Fine Arts, founded in 1858. The competition between the Academy and Society eventually led to both collapsing. William Brown Library and Museum opened in 1860, named after a Liverpool merchant whose generosity enabled the Town Council to act upon an 1852 Act of Parliament which allowed the establishment of a public library, museum and art gallery, and in 1871 the council organised the first Liverpool Autumn Exhibition, held at the new library and museum. The success of the exhibition enabled the Library, Museum and Arts Committee to purchase works for the council's permanent collection, buying around 150 works between 1871 and 1910. Works acquired included WF Yeames' 'And when did you last see your father?' and Rossetti's 'Dante's Dream'.Designed by local architects Cornelius Sherlock and H. H. Vale, the Walker Art Gallery was opened on 6 September 1877 by Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby. It is named after its founding benefactor, Sir Andrew Barclay Walker (1824--1893), a former mayor of Liverpool and wealthy brewer born in Ayrshire who expanded the family business to England and moved to live in Gateacre. In 1893, the Liverpool Royal Institution placed its collection on long-term loan to the gallery and in 1948 presented William Roscoe's collection and other works. This occurred during post-war reconstruction when the gallery was closed, re-opening in 1951. During the Second World War the gallery was taken over by the Ministry of Food and the collection was dispersed for safety. Extensions to the gallery were opened in 1884 and 1933 (following a two-year closure) when the gallery re-opened with an exhibition including Picasso and Gauguin. In 2002 the gallery re-opened following a major refurbishment. In 1986, the gallery achieved national status, as part of the National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside. The Walker Art Gallery houses a collection including Italian and Netherlandish paintings from 1300--1550, European art from 1550--1900, including works by Rembrandt, Poussin and Degas, 18th and 19th-century British art, including a major collection of Victorian painting and many Pre-Raphaelite works, a wide collection of prints, drawings and watercolours, 20th-century works by artists such as Lucian Freud, David Hockney and Gilbert and George and a major sculpture collection. The first John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize exhibition was held in 1957. Sponsored by Sir John Moores, founder of Littlewoods, the competition has been held every two years ever since and is the biggest painting prize in the UK. There is a regular programme of temporary exhibitions which in 2009-10 has included Aubrey Williams, Bridget Riley, Sickert and Freud. In 2004, the gallery staged The Stuckists Punk Victorian, the first national museum exhibition of the Stuckist art movement. The Gallery also takes part in the Liverpool Biennial. The gallery is located on William Brown Street (the only street in the UK to consist of nothing other than museums, galleries and libraries) in a neo-Classical building. The neighbouring area includes the William Brown Library, World Museum Liverpool, St. George's Hall, Wellington's Column, Lime Street Station and the entrance to the Queensway Tunnel. The other major art gallery in Liverpool is Tate Liverpool, at the Albert Dock, which houses modern art.
On 17 December 2011, the Walker Art Gallery got a new addition to its collection - a statue of a priest vandalised by Banksy.
BEST THINGS TO DO IN LIVERPOOL ENGLAND - TRAVEL VLOG
Video yang berjudul Best Things to Do in Liverpool England ini bercerita tentang pengalaman menjelajah kota Liverpool, Inggris selama satu hari. Banyak sekali destinasi yang bisa dikunjungi di kota ini, seperti Liverpool Central Library, World Museum, International Slavery Museum, Albert Dock Museum, Liverpool Anfield Stadium, dan museum band kelas dunia, the Beatles.
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Places to see in ( Liverpool - UK )
Places to see in ( Liverpool - UK )
Liverpool is a maritime city in northwest England, where the River Mersey meets the Irish Sea. A key trade and migration port from the 18th to the early 20th centuries, it's also, famously, the hometown of The Beatles. Ferries cruise the waterfront, where the iconic mercantile buildings known as the Three Graces – Royal Liver Building, Cunard Building and Port of Liverpool Building – stand on the Pier Head. The local authority is Liverpool City Council, the most populous local government district within the metropolitan county of Merseyside and the largest within the Liverpool City Region. Liverpool historically lay within the ancient hundred of West Derby in the south west of the county of Lancashire. It became a borough in 1207 and a city in 1880. In 1889, Liverpool became a county borough independent of Lancashire.
Liverpool sits on the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary and its growth as a major port was paralleled by the expansion of the city throughout the Industrial Revolution. The city of Liverpool celebrated its 800th anniversary in 2007, and was European Capital of Culture together with Stavanger, Norway, in 2008. Several areas of the city centre were granted World Heritage Site status by UNESCO in 2004. The Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City includes the Pier Head, Albert Dock, and William Brown Street.
The popularity of The Beatles and other groups from the Merseybeat era contributes to Liverpool's status as a tourist destination. Liverpool is also the home of two Premier League football clubs, Liverpool and Everton, matches between the two being known as the Merseyside derby. The city's namesake club is the sole British club to win five European Cups. The world-famous Grand National horse race takes place annually at Aintree Racecourse on the outskirts of the city. Liverpool's status as a port city has contributed to its diverse population, which, historically, was drawn from a wide range of peoples, cultures, and religions, particularly from Ireland and Wales. The city is also home to the oldest Black African community in the country and the oldest Chinese community in Europe.
Transport in Liverpool is primarily centred on the city's road and rail networks, both of which are extensive and provide links across the United Kingdom. As a major city, Liverpool has direct road links with many other areas within England. To the east, the M62 motorway connects Liverpool with Hull and along the route provides links to several large cities, including Manchester, Leeds and Bradford. Liverpool is served by two separate rail networks. The local rail network is managed and run by Merseyrail and provides links throughout Merseyside and beyond (see Local Travel below), while the national network, which is managed by Network Rail, provides Liverpool with connections to major towns and cities across the England. The Port of Liverpool is one of Britain's largest ports, providing passenger ferry services across the Irish Sea to Belfast, Dublin and the Isle of Man. Liverpool John Lennon Airport, which is located in the south of the city, provides Liverpool with direct air connections across the United Kingdom and Europe.
Alot to see in ( Liverpool - UK ) such as :
Albert Dock
The Beatles Story
World Museum
Walker Art Gallery
Merseyside Maritime Museum
Museum of Liverpool
The Cavern Club
Anfield
Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral
St George's Hall, Liverpool
Royal Liver Building
Liverpool Cathedral
Radio City Tower
251 Menlove Avenue
The Casbah Coffee Club
International Slavery Museum
Tate Liverpool
Port of Liverpool Building
Princes Road Synagogue
Croxteth Hall
Bluecoat Chambers
Sudley House
Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches
Chavasse Park
Newsham Park
Victoria Gallery & Museum
Church of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas, Liverpool
Crosby Beach
59 Rodney Street
Prince's Park, Liverpool
Wavertree Botanic Gardens
New Pleasureland Southport
Sefton Park
Liverpool Central Library
Calderstones Park
Wheel of Liverpool
Royal Liver Building
Mattel Play! Liverpool
Cunard Building
Memorial to the Engine Room Heroes of the Titanic
Williamson Tunnels
Liverpool Waterfront
Strawberry Field
International Garden Festival
Genting Casino Queen Square
Otterspool Promenade
St John's Gardens
Stanley Dock
National Museums Liverpool
Norton Priory
( Liverpool - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Liverpool . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Liverpool - UK
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Lubaina Himid presents 'Random Coincidence' at Liverpool Central Library
Random Coincidence is the product of a week-long residency in the newsroom of The Guardian newspaper. With access to top editorial meetings to observe how that publication thinks, works and decides to present the news, Lubaina Himid was afforded access unprecedented by any UK news outlet.
Her interest was based in a personal, cultural critique of the news media via the lens of race and the depiction of black people in the news.
As part of her Turner Prize award, Lubaina painted over covers of The Guardian and criticised it fiercely for its depictions and presentations of black people. This opinion appears to have hardened and deepened – both in relation to the Guardian, and the wider news media – as a result of the time she spent with them.
Random Coincidence, is the latest commission from the Rapid Response Unit, a cultural experiment running in Liverpool throughout 2018, designed to interpret, create and challenge how we receive news.
New look Liverpool Central Library
Head of Libraries Joyce Little talks about the newly refurbished building which reopens in May