William Brown Library and Museum
- William Brown Library and Museum
The William Brown Library and Museum is a Grade II* listed building situated on the historic William Brown Street in Liverpool, England. The building currently houses part of the World Museum Liverpool and Liverpool Central Library.
The William Brown Library and Museum building was conceived as a replacement for the Derby Museum (containing the Earl of Derby's natural history collection) which then shared two rooms on the city's "Duke Street" with a library. The land for the building on what was then called "Shaw's Brow" as well as much of the funding was provided by local MP and merchant Sir William Brown, 1st Baronet of Astrop, in whose honour the street was renamed.
Following on from the then-recently completed St. George's Hall across the street, the new building was designed by Thomas Allom in a classical style including Corinthian columns and was modified by the Liverpool Corporation architect John Weightman. The new building opened its doors in 1860 with 400,000 people attending the opening ceremony.
With Liverpool being one of the country's key ports, much of the city was badly damaged by German bombing during the Second World War and William Brown Library and Museum were no exception. Hit by firebombs during the blitz in 1941, the building was ravaged by fire and much of the building had to be rebuilt. Fortunately, key parts of the museum's collection had been previously moved to less vulnerable locations.
External links
* [http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/wml/history/ History]
* [http://www.liverpoolpictorial.co.uk/liverpoolatnight2/pictonnight.html External night photo]
* [http://www.liverpoolviews.co.uk/night/2003/night9.html External night photo]
* [http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=1&id=359739 Images of England:William Brown Library and Museum]
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