Liverpool Athenaeum

Liverpool Athenaeum - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

The Athenaeum is a private members club in Liverpool, England. The club was founded to ensure the up-to-date provision of newspapers and pamphlets, and to create a library for the use of the merchants and professional men in the city. The original building was demolished, and replaced by a new building nearby, in 1924. The members of the club are known as Proprietors, because they subscribe to a share, and they include both men and women. The building contains a large library, and it is also used by the Proprietors for social functions. It can be hired for use by outside individuals and organisations. Read more on Wikipedia

type: building
date from: 1924
official website: theathenaeum.org.uk

Source: en.wikipedia.org