ThisbookchroniclesthedevelopmentofGreenbankHousefromitsoriginsinaruralToxtethParkinthemid18thcenturytothepresentday.HometotheprominentmerchantRathbonefamilyfrom1788untilitwasdonatedbythemin1944totheUniversityofLiverpool,successiveheadsandotherfamilymembersplayedsignificantrolesinadvocacyoftheabolitionoftheslavetrade,parliamentaryandmunicipalreform,nurseeducationanddistrictnursing,highereducation,andwomen’srights.Copiouslyillustratedwithplans,engravings,photographs,andaRathbonefamilytree,thisfascinatingbookdrawsonthearchivesoftheRathbonefamilytoobservethewiderpolitical,social,religiousandliteraryrelationshipstheyenjoyed,aswellastakingintoaccounttheobservationsofvisitors,includingJohnDalton,theeminentchemist,andJohnJamesAudubon,theAmericannaturalistandpainter.RecollectionsofalumniandformerUniversitystaffcontributetotheaccountofGreenbank’sserviceasanAnnexofDerbyHallofResidence,1947-63,andthenasapopularstaff-studentclub,1963-88.Agrade2*property,overthelastfiveyearsGreenbankhasundergoneamajorprogrammeofrepairandrestorationofitsdistinctive18thcentury,Gothic,andVictorianwings,toprovideconference,corporate,andstudentsocialuseaccommodation.
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