The Athenaeum Liverpool

'The Diaries of William Lloyd Holden'
2019-10-17 18:30 - 23:30 (Europe/London) | The Athenaeum Liverpool, Church Alley, Liverpool, L1 3DD, United Kingdom
Thursday 17 October, 6:30pm for 7:00pm
‘The Diaries of William Lloyd Holden’,
Supper with Mr Jonathan Pepler.
In the history of cartography, William Lloyd Holden is not a familiar name; however, the chance
survival of his diaries provides unique evidence of the actual processes involved in producing the
county maps published by private surveyors and publishers in the period between the end of the
Napoleonic Wars and the rise of the Ordnance Survey. Holden worked for William Andrewes Bryant
in Cheshire – where he covered most of the northern part of the County from the Wirral to the
Longdendale panhandle – and in the West Riding, particularly in the Holmfirth area and the Dales. He
also spent the winter of 1829-30 in London, where he did odd pieces of work for Bryant as well as
spending time with his family. The dairies show that the ‘actual’ surveys of Bryant, the Greenwoods
and their contemporaries were primarily exercises in compilation and synthesis from existing
large-scale local mapping, rather than new surveys. The diaries also provide a fascinating picture of the
social life and activities, entertainments, flirtations and interests of an insatiably curious young bachelor,
and incidentally of the communities in which he spent time.
We are fortunate to be joined this evening by Mr Jonathan Pepler, the editor of the Diaries which were
published by the Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, who will be giving a talk in the
Newsroom after supper. Jonathan Pepler has been a Council member from 1995, President 2003-2012.
A history graduate of Trinity College, Cambridge, Jonathan has pursued a career in archives mainly in
local authorities (Norfolk, Pembrokeshire and Cheshire) apart from a brief interlude in the NHS with
Tower Hamlets Health Authority, and was latterly Cheshire County Archivist 1997-2012. He has also
held various offices in national and local archival and historical organisations including Chair of the
National Council on Archives, and membership of the Railway Heritage Committee and the
Archbishop of Canterbury’s Advisory Panel on Libraries and Archives. He has published a number of
articles in local historical journals and has a particular interest in maps and cartography.
£20.00 per person, including two-course supper

Saturday Opening
2019-10-19 12:00 - 19:00
The Club will be open between 12:00pm and 7:00pm on each of the Saturday’s listed (except Saturday 14th September),
with Newsroom services available throughout. Whether you are attending the matinee or an evening show, guests are encouraged to take part in lively discussion at the Athenaeum.

Theatre Group
2019-10-19 14:00 - 17:00
Saturday 19 October—Amelie
2:00pm or 7:00pm at the Playhouse-£22.00 per person
Amélie is an astonishing young woman who lives quietly in the
world, but loudly in her mind. She secretly improvises small, but
extraordinary acts of kindness that bring happiness to those
around her. But when a chance at love comes her way, Amélie
will have to risk everything and say what’s in her heart.
Tickets to be collected from the Athenaeum
£22.00 per person—booking deadline
Wednesday 9 October 2019

The Roscoe (details to be finalised)
2019-10-23 08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 23 October
The Roscoe (details to be finalised)
One of the great benefits of Membership is of course fine food and fine beverage. This Presidential
Year will be no different as Catering continue to bolster the Club’s social programme with food and
drink based events. During the coming months, we are trialing grouping these events under one
banner, ‘The Roscoe’

The History Group
2019-10-30 14:00 - 15:30, 2019-11-27 14:00 - 15:30
Details TBC

Murder Mystery Evening - 'Death at the Dig'
2019-11-01 18:30 - 23:30
Friday 1 November—6:30 for 7:00pm
Murder Mystery Evening— ‘Death at the Dig’
Themed Dress—1920’s
For those of you who have always suspected that some of your fellow Proprietors have a shady past,
there will be an opportunity at the Murder Mystery Evening—Death at the Dig—on Friday 1
November for you to detect which of your fellow diners is responsible for the death of our eminent
colleague Professor Digson.
£30.00 per person, including three-course dinner.

The Literature Group
2019-11-06 15:00 - 16:00
Wed 6th Nov 3pm. ‘Something I found in the Stacks’. Proprietors are invited to explore the nooks and crannies of the Athenaeum’s library and bring something that they discover to the meeting.

Members' Reception
2019-11-08 18:00 - 22:00
Friday 8 November from 6:00pm
Members’ Reception
The next of our introductory event giving a platform for members to meet and expand their
circles within the Club. During the event, newer Members will have the opportunity to sign
their name into Athenaeum history when they sign their share in the 1809 Share Register. If
you know anyone who might be interested in joining the Athenaeum, invite them along for
what is sure to be an enjoyable evening.
£12.50 per person, including reception drink and canapes

Library Archive Interest Group - Study Day
2019-11-09 10:00 - 16:00
Find My Shareholder

Study Day
10 am – 4pm November 9
(with buffet lunch, if booked)

AGENDA

Introduction – our Aim
Understanding our Share Registers – Ian Cubbins
Three Examples of Proprietors’ Research:

Maria McCann using Athenaeum resources

Lunch

Janet Hollinshead using External sources
David Brazendale on Dr Bostock

Summary of Resources available

Remembrance Sunday Lunch
2019-11-10 12:30 - 16:00

The Athenaeum Film Night
2019-11-13 18:15 - 22:00
Wednesday 13 November—The African Queen
In Africa during World War I, a gin-swilling riverboat captain is persuaded by a strait-laced missionary
to use his boat to attack an enemy warship. 1951—Directed by John Huston, starring Humphrey
Bogart, Katharine Hepburn and Robert Morley.

Theatre Group
2019-11-16 14:00 - 17:00
Saturday 16 November—Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
2:00pm or 7:30pm at the Playhouse-£22.00 per person
An eighteen-year-old girl, Mary Shelley, dreams up a monster
whose tragic story will capture the imaginations of generations
to come. A young scientist by the name of Frankenstein
breathes life into a gruesome body. Banished into an indifferent
world, Frankenstein’s creature desperately seeks out his true
identity, but the agony of rejection and a broken promise push
him into darkness. Dangerous and vengeful, the creature
threatens to obliterate Frankenstein and everyone he loves, in a
ferocious and bloodthirsty hunt for his maker.
Rona Munro’s brilliant new adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Gothic
masterpiece places the writer herself amongst the action as she
wrestles with her creation and with the stark realities facing
revolutionary young women, then and now.
Tickets to be collected from the Athenaeum
£22.00 per person—booking deadline Wednesday 6
November 2019

Saturday Opening
2019-11-16 14:00 - 17:00
The Club will be open between 12:00pm and 7:00pm on each of the Saturday’s listed (except Saturday 14 September),
with Newsroom services available throughout. Whether you are attending the matinee or an evening show, guests are encouraged to take part in lively discussion at the Athenaeum.

The Film Group
2019-11-20 14:00 - 16:00
HMS Defiant – (UK 1962). 1797; the country is at war with Revolutionary France, and they depend upon the Royal Navy. A captain (Alec Guinness) takes possession of his new ship Defiant, at a time when there are mutinies as Spithead and the Nore. He also has to deal with a cruel and despotic First Lieutenant (Dirk Bogarde) and a potential mutiny led by the Bosun (Anthony Quayle). This is one of the best portrayals in film of life in the Royal Navy at this era. Directed by Lewis Gilbert, this is a really good yarn. (101 minutes)

Cookery Demonstration with Russell Hough
2019-11-21 18:00 - 20:00
Full Details to Follow in due course.

The Literature Group
2019-12-04 15:00 - 16:00
wed 4th December. ‘Bring Your Own – Christmas’. If you can, please bring along a poem or piece of prose on a seasonal theme to read to and discuss with the group.

The Athenaeum Film Night
2019-12-06 18:15 - 22:00
Friday 6th December—The Bishop’s Wife
An angel in human form enters the life of a bishop in order to help him build a new cathedral and
repair his fractured marriage. 1947—Directed by Henry Koster, starring Cary Grant, Loretta Young
and David Niven.

Saturday Opening
2019-12-07 12:00 - 19:00
The Club will be open between 12:00pm and 7:00pm on each of the Saturday’s listed (except Saturday 14 September), with Newsroom services available throughout. Whether you are attending the matinee or an evening show, guests are encouraged to take part in lively discussion in the Athenaeum.

Theatre Group
2019-12-07 19:30 - 22:00
Saturday 7 December—Miracle on 34th Street
7:30pm at the Playhouse-£17.00 per person
Conjure up the perfect Christmas. Think of tinsel and tingles, whispers and wishes, those thrilling hours when childhood dreams take flight. Now imagine if Christmas was all common sense. No whispers, no secrets. Just cold hard facts wrapped in paper destined for the bin.
That’s Christmas for sensible six-year-old Susan and her mother. But as New York’s cash tills ring out their money-making chimes and shoppers join a race that lasts from Thanksgiving until New Year, an old bearded gentleman turns their rational world – and the city’s cut-throat commercial spirit – upside down.
Tickets to be collected from the Athenaeum
£17.00 per person—booking deadline
Wednesday 27 November 2019

The Christmas Carol Concert
2019-12-11 18:00 - 23:00
Wednesday 11 December—6:00 for 6:30pm
The Christmas Carol Concert
Our Annual Carol Concert. Festive hits in the Newsroom will follow a supper in the Dining
Room. Mince pies and mulled wine will be available during the evening.
£25.00 per person, including supper and refreshments.

Saturdays Opening
2019-12-14 12:00 - 16:30
The Club will be open from 12:00pm for Members, with the Club’s Christmas Ball taking place in the evening. Food will be available in the Newsroom until 4:30pm with the Ball commencing at 7:00pm that evening.

The Christmas Ball
2019-12-14 19:00 - 23:00
Saturday 14 December—7:00 for 7:30pm
The Christmas Ball
Dress: Lounge Suits Ticket Price: £50.00
The main event of the Christmas season is The Christmas Ball. This will be a special occasion to enjoy The Athenaeum in its Christmas splendour. A gourmet Christmas carvery buffet will be accompanied by music provided by the Phil Shotton Big Swing Band.

The Christmas Lunch
2019-12-16 12:30 - 14:00
Monday 16 December—12:30 for 1:00pm
The Christmas Lunch
We enter the Club’s last week before the Christmas period with the Annual
festive lunch. Christmas jumpers optional!
£25.00 per person, including three-course lunch.

The Film Group
2019-12-18 14:00 - 17:00
Wednesday Dec. 18th 2019 at 2.0 p.m. SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS,(1937). Dir. by David Hand. You can probably remember the marvellous images and storyline of this film, but had you forgotten the terrific songs as well, Hi Ho, Whistle while you work, and so on? The perfect Christmas film. (Running time about 90 minutes)

The Roscoe (Christmas Dining Evening)
2019-12-19 19:00 - 23:00
Thursday 19 December— Service from 7:00pm
The Roscoe (Christmas Dining Evening)
We finish 2019 in relaxing fashion with informal Christmas dining. There are no
speakers – just good food, company and wine. You may wish to bring along
family and friends with you or join one of our larger club tables. Please specify
this on booking. A three course a la carté menu will be on offer for guests to
choose from. Merry Christmas and Bon Appétite!
£25.00 per person, including three-course dinner.

Ladies Evening
2020-01-08 17:30 - 20:00
Wednesday 8 January, 5:30 for 6:00pm
Dress: Smart Casual Ticket Price: £15.00
The next in a series which previously featured the Fragrance Evening and Givenchy Evening. We are still finalising the details for this special evening which will be sent around shortly! Gentlemen, you are also welcome to attend!

Cheap & Cheerful Supper
2020-01-10 18:30 - 20:00
Friday 10 January, 6:30 for 7:00pm
Dress: Lounge Suits Ticket Price: £14.00
The brainchild of the Athenaeum stalwart, the late Frank Moran, this Club favourite begins the year in convivial fashion with a two-course supper that does exactly what it says on the tin

The Film Group
2020-01-15 14:00 - 16:00
Wed. Jan 15th 2020 at 2.0 p.m. ARGO ​ (USA 2012) In November 1979 the American Embassy in Iran was stormed and its diplomats taken hostage. However, a few of the staff managed to escape and were given shelter in the Canadian Embassy, The pressure was then on the Americans to extract them, before the Iranians discovered them. Argo is how they did so. Ben Affleck is both director and lead actor and handles both roles extremely competently. Also starring Geoffrey Rush and Alan Arkin, the film is funny and exciting and well deserves its Best Picture Oscar.
(Running time: 2 hrs 10 mins.)

The Athenaeum Film Night
2020-01-15 18:15 - 22:00
Wednesday 15 January— Pygmalion
A phonetics and diction expert makes a bet that he can teach a cockney flower girl to speak proper
English and pass as a lady in high society. 1938—Directed by Anthony Asquith and Leslie Howard.
Starring Leslie Howard, Wendy Hiller and Wilfrid Lawson. Written by George Bernard Shaw.
