Hulme Hall, Port Sunlight

This article is about the 15th-century house in Allostock, Cheshire. For other uses, see Hulme Hall (disambiguation).

Hulme Hall in Port Sunlight, on the Wirral Peninsula in Merseyside, England, is a Grade II listed building, first registered as such in 1965. Built in 1901 as a women's dining hall, it became an art gallery from 1911, housing some of the collection of William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme, prior to its removal to the Lady Lever Art Gallery around 1922.[1][2] During World War I, the artworks were packed away and the building housed refugees from Belgium.[3] It has been used as a community centre[4] and, as of 2015, it is used as a conference, banqueting and wedding centre.[5]

The building was designed by William Owen and his son, Segar.[6]

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References

  1. ↑ Morris, Edward (2001). Public Art Collections in North-west England: A History and Guide. Liverpool University Press. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-85323-527-9.
  2. ↑ Kemp, Barry J. (1968). "Canpoic Jars in the Lady Lever Art Gallery". Orientalia 37 (1): 65.
  3. ↑ Macqueen, Adam (2011). The King Of Sunlight: How William Lever Cleaned Up The World. Random House. p. 239. ISBN 978-1-44648-845-4.
  4. ↑ Historic England. "Hulme Hall, Bolton Road (1183574)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
  5. ↑ "Hulme Hall". Retrieved 2015-05-31.
  6. ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Hubbard, Edward (1971). Buildings of England: Cheshire. Pevsner Architectural Guides: The Buildings of England, Ireland, and Scotland Series (Reprinted, revised ed.). Yale University Press. p. 308. ISBN 978-0-30009-588-3.

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Coordinates: 53°21′06″N 2°59′48″W / 53.35168°N 2.996604°W / 53.35168; -2.996604

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