History of Bidston Lighthouse with Dr Stephen Pickles - 2:30pm in the Reading Room, Tuesday 30th January 2024 “An illustrated talk about the history of Bidston Lighthouse, the flag signals on Bidston Hill and the Liverpool-Holyhead semaphore telegraph, from 1763 to 1913. (This talk will expand the talk on the history of the lighthouse that ... Read more
Now that the festive season is behind us and we move into January it’s great to have things to look forward to. In that spirit we are very pleased to confirm that our popular Ladies Lunches are returning on the 31st January and it would be great to see as many of our lady members ... Read more
Examine ways to find and trace the previous holders of your share! Lunch will be available in the Newsroom, guests are asked to pre-book their meal on the day in advance of the meeting. Book your place via the Members' Area now or through the Concierge.
Proprietor Ann Bates will be talking about her relative Charles Sydney Gibbes (1876-1963). An English teacher from Yorkshire, Gibbes was hired by the Tsarina Alexandrova to improve her children’s English. He stayed with the imperial family through the Russian Revolution, returning to England after their murder. His fascinating life has been the subject of several ... Read more
It is 1987 and in the splendid surroundings of Liverpool’s Athenaeum Club, a group of crime writers and their guests gather for an evening of celebration. Unfortunately, at their last convention, one of their number died in mysterious circumstances. Your mission, if you choose to take it, is to uncover the events leading to his ... Read more
The next in the series of classic films takes place on Wednesday 21st February. The programme is being finalised by facilitator Dr Ian Cubbin and will be published shortly, though the dates for this seasons film nights can be found below. Guests gather in the Newsroom from 6:30pm ahead of supper at 7:00pm. The cinema ... Read more
An Introduction to Environmental History with Dr D. Chester 2:30pm in the Reading Room, 27th February 2024 "Although having some precursors in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, environmental history essentially grew out of the conservation movement of the 1960s. It seeks to examine the historic impact of people on the planet and uses not ... Read more
We are delighted to be joined by Professor Geoff Gill of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine who will be joining us on Wednesday 28th February for dinner, where he will be giving a talk on ‘The Birth & Growth of Tropical Medicine in Liverpool’. Professor Gill is an Honorary Research Fellow at the Liverpool ... Read more
Proprietor Dr Chris O'Neill will be speaking about works that he has discovered in the Athenaeum Library. These meetings are open to all Athenaeum members and supper is available if pre-booked with reception.
A small unsigned portrait in the Reading Room, presented by Proprietor J. Paul Rylands in 1906, depicts Canon Abrham Hume. Who was he and why do we have his portrait? Proprietor Ralph Marsh will be sharing with us the fruits of his research into this fascinating cleric, writer and antiquarian. Attendance of this talk is ... Read more