LAIRD SCHOOL OF ART
The Laird School of Art was an art school in Park Road North, Birkenhead. It was the first public school of art outside London and was given to the town by shipping magnate John Laird (1805-1874). The school opened on 27 September 1871, and it closed in 1979. Its closure was due to its merger with Birkenhead College of Technology and during its existence was often referred to as Birkenhead School of Art, the college's roots go back to 1855 when Birkenhead Arts School was launched. The foundation stone for the Birkenhead College of Technology was laid by Queen Elizabeth, the wife of King George VI, in May 1950. The college was opened to students a few years later, and stood on Borough Road until the site was closed and pulled down early in the new millennium. The Wirral Metropolitan College was formed in 1982 when all the further education colleges in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral were amalgamated.
Works by This Artist
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Wirral Metropolitan College |