George Holt (cotton-broker)
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George Holt was a cotton-broker, merchant, and philanthropist from Liverpool, England.
George Holt, senior. Oil on canvas, 1851, by Phillip Westcott c1850. resides in Sudley House.
Emma Durning Holt, wife of George, and his daughter Anne. Oil on canvas, c. 1856, by Philip Westcott.
Blackburne House
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Blackburne House is an 18th-century Grade II listed building located on the east side of Hope Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It was built in 1788 and remodelled in from 1874 to 1876. Original
George Holt (cotton-broker)
…involved in founding a company in 1836 that was intended to provide cheaper insurance for the handling and storage of merchants' goods. Holt also founded Blackburne House in the city as a school for girls in 1844. In addition, he had a long-term involvement with the city's docks and water committees and was president of…
Blackburne House
Blackburne House 1930s blazer Badge