Liverpool Medical Institution
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Liverpool Medical Institution
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| Location | Mount Pleasant and Hope Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England |
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| OS grid reference | SJ 357 900 |
| Built | 1837 |
| Built for | Liverpool Medical Institution |
| Architect | Clark Rampling |
| Architectural style(s) | Greek Revival |
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Listed Building – Grade II*
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| Designated | 28 June 1952 |
| Reference no. | 1208429 |
 Location in Liverpool
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Liverpool Medical Institution stands on the corner of Mount Pleasant and Hope Street, in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. The building opened in 1837 and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.[1]
History
This was formerly the site of an inn and a bowling green, which was the birthplace of the businessman and amateur scientist William Roscoe. In 1799 a group of local doctors created the Liverpool Medical Library.[2][3] In 1833 the Liverpool Medical Society was formed. The two societies merged as the Liverpool Medical Institution, and commissioned Clark Rampling to design a building to house it. The building cost £4,000 (equivalent to £320,000 in 2021),[4] and was opened in 1837.[3] In 1907 the Council Room was remodelled by Edmund Rathbone.[5] The society was incorporated under a Royal Charter in 1964.[6] An extension was added to the building in 1966.[5] In 1998 a major refurbishment of the building took place.[2]
Architecture
The building is constructed in stone, and presents a curved façade to Mount Pleasant and Hope Street. Its architectural style is Greek Revival. It has 16 bays. The lateral three bays on each side are recessed and have two storeys; the rest of the building is single-storied. The central seven bays form a recessed entrance behind six unfluted Ionic columns. Elsewhere the bays are divided by pilasters. The windows are sash windows. Along the top of the building is a cornice.[1] Inside is a central hall, a lecture theatre, a library, a museum, and meeting rooms, all lit from above by glazed domes.[3]
Present day
The Institution "exists to foster an environment for furthering medical and health education and knowledge".[7] It organises lectures and social events,[8] runs a library,[9] and hosts meetings of the Liverpool Medical History Society, which was founded in 1984.[10] It is a registered charity,[6][11] and forms part of the University of Liverpool.[3]
A portrait of Dr Richard Caton hangs in the Institution, who founded the Liverpool Medical Student's Society, as The Liverpool Royal Infirmary School of Medicine Debating Society (M.S.D.S.) in 1874.
See also
References
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External links
- Articles with OS grid coordinates
- Educational institutions established in the 1770s
- 1779 establishments in England
- Infrastructure completed in 1837
- Grade II* listed buildings in Liverpool
- Education in Liverpool
- Health in Liverpool
- Medical research institutes
- Schools of medicine in England
- Organisations based in England with royal patronage
- Greek Revival architecture in the United Kingdom
