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Blackburne House

Blackburne House is a late 18th Century architectural hidden treasure, built in 1790. Originally the home of John Blackburne, the Lord Mayor of Liverpool 1788, and is now a Grade II listed building.

 

 

 

It gleams in the golden glow of the morning autumn light, competing for your attention behind a sand coloured brick wall.

The building of the ascending wall hides it's full architectural splendour, yet its majesty isn't clouded, as its white clock graces the skyline, demanding admiring glances, along with the structures arched designs, over doors and windows. It's strong coloured red doors beckon you to walk up to what can be described as a stairway to Heaven as you are greeted be a gleaming white interior.

In 1989 the school was closed and lay derelict until the Women's Educational Training Trust acquired it and secured funding for a multi-million pound refurbishment in 1991. By the turn of the 21st Century it has earned an outstanding reputation as an educational establishment and secondly as a Trust raising funds through it's fabulous facilities.


 

Blackburne House (D.Lydiate)

 

Blackburne House Conference and Exhibition centre has won several prestigious awards for it's unique refurbishment and is a truly distinctive venue for any event.


 
 

 

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