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Mr Hardman's Photographic Studio

Situated just below the Anglican Cathedral in the centre of Liverpool is this fascinating house, home between 1947 and 1988 to Edward Chambré Hardman and his wife Margaret. The house contains a selection of photographs, the studio where most were taken, the darkroom where they were printed and developed, the business records and the Hardmans' living quarters - complete with all the ephemera of post-war daily life. The subject matter of the photographs - portraits of the people in Liverpool, their city and the landscapes of the surrounding countryside - provide a record of a more prosperous time when Liverpool was the gateway to the British Empire and the world. Parallel to this is the quality of Hardman's work and his standing as a pictorial photographer.