The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-04-03 00:00:00

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A. few professional gentlemen, amongst others,
assembled around the hospitable board of Win. Jackson,
Esq., of Claughton-park, the member for Newcastl
under-Lyne, considering tlu
thought it strange that no soc
pool similar to those o
interests, and conibin

of architecture,
y should exist in Liver-
ge towns, to take up the

idea then occurred,—why
de formed here ? A short time
afterwards, .ambers of the profession met, and
determined upon calling a larger meeting. at which it
was decided that a society should be formed. Exertions
were accordingly made with that object, and in October
last the matter was taken up, and the success had ex-
ceeded their most sanguine anticipations. He must,
however, acknowledge that their success had, in a great
measure, been owing to the exertions of their talented
treasurer and secretary, Mr. Arthur Holme and Mr. C.
Reed, gentlemen who, though occupied with the arduous
duties of their professions, yet devoted to this object a great
deal of their time, labour, and intelligence, which could
not he too highly prizad. It was highly desirable that
persons having a common pursuit should carry forward
their efforts by combination and union: medical men,
lawyers, and others, united for a comm m object, and why

xertions,. of persons con ver-

should not such a so&
veral m

strength; besid.
among the profe

s it cultivate
sion, and ma

doing they were promoti

ing of good will
them better understand

the imprOve-

;ther they would promote the' knowledge and

provernents might be made in buildi

lat would bi
They

promoted by the
)roposed to form a

April 3,1849.

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foi 'Which it had been at all times remarkable: t 1
fit
sure the art would flourish here, because they had nji
only many able and distinguished architects, who vio
take them by the hand, but they had amongst them tear
ers, leaders, and guides in all the various walks of life:
Artists were their own patrons ; but it was desirable thsi
they should be taken by the hand by those noble gull
such as their president, and many of those gentlemen w
took an interest in the society. It was a question whether
all bodies of that kind should not really be their Trill
patrons. In the present state of progress it was higl
desirable, unless the architects were to lag behind, tha_
they should take up a position, and by union creaf:
body, in order to balance the great social influence vih
was bearing upon them on all sides. It iol
rejoiced in that society, and he should be proudp if he Nu',
assist in promoting its object, by occasional lectures,
any means in his power. (Applause.) He cincluled Tor
apologising for appearing before them on that occasions
he had, unprepared, and expressed his thanks to the 001"
pany for the kindness they had shown him.
Mr. A. H. HOLME moved a vote of thanks to gi
Cockerel', and, in doing so, observed that while they 1121'
the assistance of such men as he, and others whom he
saw before him in the same profession there would be 11°
want of friends to support of the objects the social.
(Hear, and applause.) It augured well for their future
success. _

Mr. C. BARBER seconded the resolution, which W
carried by acclamation.
The CHAIRMAN then introduced one wh& they 41„4
must admit, had taken a warm interest in the objects "4
the society, and had been connected with a great inJalZe
the improvements made in Liverpool of late years.---u
meant Mr. Samuel Holme. (Applause.)
Mr. S. HOLME spoke at some length, and was fre•
gnently interrupted by loud applause. Though not one
of the profession himself, he took a great interest in the,
society which had recently been formed, and thought tliS'
a good understanding ought to exist between the arch!'
tect and the builder, as there was nothing more likely
than such a course to promote permanent success. The
minds of mechanical men were expanded by having' tue
advantage of communicating with those of superior,
thought and intelligence, and architects themselves might
occasionally receive practical hints which practical men
were so well able to give, and by an action and reactiol!
there would be an advantage to both. The theoretics;
architect would receive advantage from being operated
upon by the practical architect, and practical results
would result to themselv, • when

id to the society

they looked at the achievements in science and art, at the
present day, it was necessary, if architecture was to keel)
its place, that the members of the profession should 110"
dergo a course of study, and unite themselves together i 3
order to promote their general improvement and es:
perience. Unless they did so they must lag behind in the
wonderful march of progress which they saw now in ex'
istence throughout the land. Mr. Holme went at some
length into the history of ecclesiastical architecture,
branch of the art which he was happy to say was being
better understood, and more generally cultivated, from
the number of beautiful edifices so frequently being
erected, not only in the country generally, but in their own
town. He concluded by observing that the committee
intended to make arrangements for having the rooms in
which they were then assembled thrown open to the public
for a week.
After some remarks from Mr. SHARP"

thanks were voted (on the motion

of Lancaster,
Mr. S. Holme) to

exhibited, and was much admired, as was a beautiful
skreen of coloured glass, illuminated with a number of
jets of gas placed behind it. This having finished the b 9.

siness of the evening, the refreshment rooms were again
thrown open ; and by the kindness of the gentlemen of
the committee, and the officers of the 46th, the company
was permitted to add to their other eniovments of the

evening a succession of polk
L. n

spending -a
most int,

.ellecival and delightful evening

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