Liverpool Girls' College Est.1856 Closed 1981
About Liverpool Girls' College Est.1856 Closed 1981
Liverpool College for Girls
Liverpool Girls' College Est.1856 Closed 1981 Description
Liverpool College For Girls opened on 29th October, 1878. It was opened by the Right Honourable Countess Of Derby. In 1889 a sale of work raised £600 which funded a lending library. The classrooms were redecorated, the laboratory was fitted with benches and the lecture room with a gallery and table. In 1893 the old gymnasium was made into a cloakroom. Then in 1909 the school hall was fitted out as a gymnasium. The same year, electric lighting was fitted at a cost of £130. 19. 6.
In 1912 one of the top rooms was converted into a kitchen with two large gas ovens. Between 1922-24, extensive improvements were made to the school. In 1940 the junior cloak room was made into an air raid shelter.
During the 1970s there were many improvements made to the school. Also at that time, the area surrounding the school changed dramatically with many of the surrounding houses demolished and the University Of Liverpool taking over more of the land adjacent to the school. In 1981, LGC was amalgamated with St. Edmunds College and became Archbishop Blanch School in Sefton Park Road. In 1993 the school moved to its current location in Mount Vernon Road.
Early information taken from the LGC Centenary Year Book 1978.
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Thanks Linsey for this great photo , I went 74-81 and yes I recognise teachers who were there at my time who are in this photo
Thanks to Deborah Bennett for asking me to give a shout out to the girls who started there time at LGC 1974 ( so 74-81 my years)..both classes...thinking about a reunion , no date set yet but seeing who can be found and who would be interested. So if that's you please either contact Deborah direct ,message her with your phone number and details and she will add you to her list, leave comment here or private message me via this page and I will pass on your details. Lets see who we can find!!
Does this bring back memories for you ? Thanks to Pamsy Keegan Benich for the photo
If anyone has any school photos to share, memorabilia or requests to find old friends please do get in touch. I only have a limited number of images from my time there and always ensure the page is for everyone who went to LGC over the years. I am proud that the page is proving to be very popular and reunites friends..long may it continue to be so.
thank you to Marj White for this fab photo..1st year! And Chester Zoo outing ,in Summer uniform
always nice to get messages like this..where you at LGC at the same time?
Thanks to Jan Osborne for this.....I am guessing there may be several of us out there with a few of these in a box somewhere ?
Thanks to carole miller for this pic..are you on it ?
Many thanks to my fellow class mate Irene Beattie for this interesting view of school during university building around us.
thank you to Deborah Bennet for this message and photo...I was in Central Hall tonight and was reminded of Miss Anwyl playing this beautiful organ at prize-giving.
This photo got me remembering school Christmas carol services at The Anglican cathedral
Thanks to Sue Barton for sharing this photo,do you still have and use the dictionary many of us were given? I certainly do.
great set of photos...are you on them ?
Marta M. Mobley
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Liverpool Girls' College Est.1856 Closed 1981... · Does anyone know a Mary McMillan who would have attended this school in 1901 and 1902? Or if their mother's knew Mary McMillan of Liverpool England? Mary became the Mother of Physical Therapy in America and I am writing a biography about her on behalf of her family. I understand the school was closed and there is no records of her time there. Anyone who has class photos or other photos can you please email me at intutitivetrust@yahoo.com ?
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many thanks to Jeanette for sharing this.