Athenaeum

The Athenaeum was built in 1837 as the club building of the Manchester Athenaeum for the Advancement and Diffusion of Knowledge, a society formed in 1835. The building, designed by architect Sir Charles Barry in the Italian palazzo style, is now part of the Manchester Art Gallery. Related BRANCH article: Robert O'Kell, "On Young England."

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.478681800000
Longitude: -2.241411600000

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Timeline of Events Associated with Athenaeum

Date Event Manage
Oct 1844

Young England meeting of Manchester Athenaeum

Benjamin DisraeliOn 3 October 1844, a Young England meeting of the Manchester Athenaeum occurred. Image: Photograph of Benjamin Disraeli by Cornelius Jabez Hughes, 1878. This image is in the public domain in the United States as its copyright has expired.

Article

Robert O’Kell, “On Young England”