Laird School of Art

Laird School of Art

The Laird School of Art is now the John Laird Centre
Established 1871[1]
Closed 1979[2]
Type Further Education
Art School
Founder John Laird
Location 4, Park Road North
Birkenhead
Wirral
England
Coordinates: 53°23′41″N 3°02′00″W / 53.39473°N 3.033407°W / 53.39473; -3.033407

The Laird School of Art was a school of art situated on Park Road North, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, overlooking Birkenhead Park.[3] It was the first public school of art outside London and was given to the town by John Laird. The school opened on 27 September 1871[4] and was closed in 1979 when it merged with the Birkenhead College of Technology, formerly situated on Borough Road. The building on Park Road North is used as the John Laird Centre.[5]

Notable alumni

References

  1. The British East India Company : The John Laird Centre, The British East India Company, retrieved 19 January 2012
  2. The British East India Company : The John Laird Centre, The British East India Company, retrieved 19 January 2012
  3. The Laird Family, Birkenhead History Society, retrieved 19 January 2012
  4. Bidston 1978, p. 28
  5. The British East India Company : The John Laird Centre, The British East India Company, retrieved 19 January 2012

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