| Web Page: | http://www.thebluecoat.org.uk/ | | Address: | School Lane, Liverpool, L1 3BX | | Contact Info: | 0151 702 5324 | | Personal Profile: | The Bluecoat in Liverpool, England, is
the oldest building in the city centre. It
was built c.1717 in the Queen Anne
style to house a school for poor children.
The school, then known as The Liverpool
Blue Coat School, moved to new
premises in 1906, but the building was
preserved as an arts centre owing to its
cultural significance, and has survived
the growth of the city around it, tucked in
just a few metres away from the
shopping district.
In 1911, a significant and controversial
Post-Impressionist exhibition took place,
including works by Picasso, Matisse,
Cezanne, and Van Gogh and the first
ever UK exhibition of these artists
outside London.
| | Personal Profile Source: | online statement - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluecoat_Chambers | | Personal Profile Source Date: | site accessed 19/08/2008 | | Type: | organisation |
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