Member Monday #010

Every Monday we profile one of our Members. This week in we are joined by Proprietor 421, the Deputy Vice-President of The Athenaeum and Rector of Liverpool, The Reverend Dr. Crispin Pailing. Who are you? I am Crispin Pailing and I joined the Athenaeum when I became Rector of Liverpool nearly six years ago. By … Read more

Some Proprietors of Note – Shepherd and Blanco White

Extract from ‘The History of The Athenaeum – 1797-1997’. Reverend William Shepherd 1768-1847One of The Athenaeum’s original subscribers. A native of Liverpool, he became a Minister of the Unitarian Chapel at Gateacre, where he also opened a school. Sharing the same religious and political views as William Roscoe, he became a prominent member of Roscoe’s … Read more

Athenaeum Golf – The Turnbull Trophy

The annual inter-club golf tournament against the Artist’s Club and the Warrington Club, has been organised for Tuesday 18th August at Prenton Golf Club. The event will go ahead, with Prenton already open and providing socially distanced rounds, but the customary post-match meal may not take place due to the current restrictions in place. The … Read more

Some Proprietors of Note – Rutter and Brown

Extract from ‘The History of The Athenaeum – 1797-1997’. John Rutter 1762-1838President 1804-05 and 1816-17 and one of The Athenaeum’s founders. A graduate in medicine of Edinburgh, he spent his working life in his native town, Liverpool. Of relatively humble origins – his father being a painter and chandler – he was brought up a … Read more

Member Monday #009

Every Monday we profile one of our Members. This week in we are joined by Proprietor 9, the Vice-President of The Athenaeum, Colonel Martin Amlôt OBE OStJ DL. Who are you? I am something of a mixed-heritage child of a middle-class Jewish mother from London and a working-class Anglican schoolteacher father from Birkenhead.  They met … Read more

Some Proprietors of Note – Roscoe & Currie

Extract from ‘The History of The Athenaeum – 1797-1997’. William Roscoe 1753-1831President 1803-04 and one of The Athenaeum’s founders Historian, poet, lawyer, banker, naturalist, opponent of the slave trade and collector of books and works of art, his influence on the cultural life of Liverpool was immense. H is best described by the American author … Read more

Welcome To The Athenaeum

Following election at yesterday’s Main Committee meeting, we are delighted to welcome seven Proprietors and two Associates to the Club; Alexander Doherty, Liam Gretton, Nicholas Hay, Stuart Hignett, Peter Rutherford, Michael Schmid, Jason Parmajit Singh. We wish them many happy years of Membership to our Club and look forward to meeting at the Athenaeum in … Read more

Member Monday #008

Every Monday we profile one of our Members. This week in we are joined by Proprietor 12, the current President of The Athenaeum, Dr Gaynor Bresnen. Who are you? A pharmacist and retired lecturer in pharmacy. A person with many diverse interests both practical and sporting. Willing to have a go at anything and take … Read more

Story of The Athenaeum – Part 6

“Beyond the Green Baize Door” A good deal of attention has been given to the “Big Names” of the Athenaeum and some work has been done on the social and economic status of the Proprietors.  Always lurking in the back ground are the shadowy figures of the staff but the Minutes do give us occasional … Read more

Story of The Athenaeum p.4

‘In The Coffee Room’ Have you ever wondered what a visit to the Athenaeum would have been like in 1800?  The Minute Book gives us many clues and allows for a comprehensive description to be created.  The Subscriber – the title Proprietor was introduced in the Victorian period – would have entered through the doorway … Read more