Blackburne House

Blackburne House stands on the east side of Hope Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England. Originally a private house, it then became a girls' school and, after a period of dereliction, it is used as an training and resource centre for women. The house has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building. The house was built in 1788 for John Blackburne, at a time when this was in the countryside outside Liverpool. Blackburne originally came from Warrington. He was a wealthy salt refiner and a supporter of the slave trade. In 1760 he had been Lord Mayor of Liverpool. In 1844 the house was bought from Blackburne by George Holt of Sudley House. Holt was a cotton broker and merchant, and an abolitionist. He was also a...