Sudley House

Mossley Hill Road
Aigburth
Liverpool
Merseyside
L18 8BX
England

Website

Sudley House

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/sudley

National Museums Liverpool

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

E-mail

General

sudley@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Press

press@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Telephone

General

0151 724 3245

Education

0151 478 4788

Press

0151 478 4612

Fax

General

0151 478 4190

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Sudley House is the former family home of the Holt family. George Holt founded the Liverpool shipping line Lamport and Holt and was a pioneer of trade with Brazil.

Venue Type:

Historic house or home, Garden, parklands or rural site, Gallery

Opening hours

Open 10am-5pm daily

Closed from 2pm on 24 December, all day 25 and 26 December and 1 January.

Admission charges

FREE

Sudley displays fine 18th and 19th century paintings from Holt's collection, together with works from the Walker Art Gallery. George Holt started collecting paintings in the late 1860s, specialising in contemporary British art, but later acquired portraits by Gainsborough, Romney and Raeburn, and two superb late paintings by Turner. Visitors to Sudley House can enjoy great British paintings, including works by Landseer, Corot, and Reynolds, plus fine examples of furniture, surrounded by Victorian décor.

Collection details

Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art

Key artists and exhibits

Turner; Gainsborough; Romney; Raeburn; Landseer; Holman Hunt; Rossetti; Millais; Leighton; Strudwick; Corot;

Exhibition details are listed below, you may need to scroll down to see them all.

An Age of Confidence: Photographs by Bedford Lemere & Co

20 July 2012 — 30 June 2013 *on now

For half a century the London firm of Bedford Lemere & Co was the leading architectural photography company in England. After London, Merseyside was the firm's second-most photographed location. Their photographs captured an age of confidence when prosperity and civic pride gave rise to a wave of new buildings across the region.

Most of the photographs have been made from the original glass plate negatives. The exceptional quality of the negatives means that it is possible to produce prints today that are as stunning as the day they were taken.

Suitable for

Any age

Admission

Free.

Website

http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/sudley/exhibitions/age-of-confidence/

Events details are listed below. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all. For events that don't have a specific date see the 'Resources' tab above.

Focus On: The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood

25 May 2013

Find out more about this influential brotherhood, looking at paintings by Millais, Holman Hunt and Rossetti. Drop in, no booking required. The Whitechapel Gallery collection includes paintings featured on the Your Paintings website.

Suitable for

Not suitable for children
18+
16-17

When

1-2pm

Pretty Polly

26 May 2013

Be inspired by the paintings of Henry Stacy Marks and make your own colourful bird using a variety of collage materials.

Drop in, no booking required.

Suitable for

Family friendly
Any age

When

1-4pm

Admission

Free

Sundays at Sudley

1 June 2013

Singer songwriter Tony Kehoe hosts an open floor of music, poetry and performance. Performers can sign up from 12.30pm on the day.
Drop in, no booking required.