George Holt (Victorian Merchant)
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George Holt was a Victorian ship owner and merchant. He lived at Sudley House
in Liverpool
. He founded the Liverpool Institute High School for Boys, and is the namesake of the University of Liverpool
's George Holt building, which currently houses the laboratories of the university's department of materials engineering.
Sudley House
Sudley House, Aigburth, Liverpool, England is an art gallery which contains the collection of George Holt in its original setting. It includes work by Thomas Gainsborough, Joshua Reynolds, Edwin Landseer, John Everett Millais and J. M. W...
in Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
. He founded the Liverpool Institute High School for Boys, and is the namesake of the University of Liverpool
University of Liverpool
The University of Liverpool is a teaching and research university in the city of Liverpool, England. It is a member of the Russell Group of large research-intensive universities and the N8 Group for research collaboration. Founded in 1881 , it is also one of the six original "red brick" civic...
's George Holt building, which currently houses the laboratories of the university's department of materials engineering.