Redbrick university
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A redbrick university normally refers to one of the nine civic universities originally founded as university colleges in the major industrial cities of England in the second half of the 19th century.
The Victoria Building of the University of Liverpool was the inspiration for the term "red brick university" which was coined by Professor Edgar Allison Peers.
The Aston Webb building, University of Birmingham
The Sackville Street Building of the University of Manchester
Former County Court, Quay Street, Manchester 3
University College, Bristol
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University College, Bristol was a college from 1876 to 1909. It was the predecessor institution to the University of Bristol, which gained a royal charter in 1909. From its foundation, the college, wh
Benjamin Jowett was an early influence on the college. Later, he was to donate some of his own personal wealth to the college.
Alfred Marshall was the first principal of the college, he was later an economist and teacher to John Maynard Keynes.
William Ramsay, seen here in later life, was the second principal of the college. Today he is known for his discovery of the noble gases.
Lord Haldane was a key figure in the move to create a university. He later served as a chancellor of the University of Bristol.