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Illustrated PowerPoint presentations on most aspects of Liverpool history available to local clubs and associations. Projector and screen necessary.
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"Henry Tate: Liverpool Entrepreneur and Philanthropist"
Although most associated
with the Tate Gallery in London, Henry Tate made his fortune here in
Liverpool, first as a master grocer and then as a pioneering sugar
manufacturer. He donated generously to educational, health and cultural
causes in Liverpool even after he had left the city.
In this walk we visit some of the places and building
associated with Henry Tate in the city centre. We see him develop from
an apprentice grocer into the owner of a string of shops and then,
rather than resting on his laurels, enter the sugar trade at a
precarious time in its existence. Then, having excelled in this, we see
how this deeply religious man, donated large sums of money to
charitable, educational and artistic causes in Liverpool, culminating in
his gift to the nation of the Tate Gallery.
Please note that most walks can also be delivered as talks. See "Walks"
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