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Sudley House Collections

Room guide

Photograph of the entrance hall with the head of a female sculpture in the foreground and paintings on the wall in the background

George Holt, a partner in the shipping firm Lamport and Holt, bought Sudley House in 1883. He decorated the ground floor rooms much as you see them today. Like many wealthy merchants, he collected original paintings and displayed them around the house.

This is now the only house of a Victorian merchant that still has its original pictures. After George died in 1896 his only child Emma continued to live here. She never married and died in 1944. Emma's final act of generosity was to leave the house, the pictures and the grounds to the people of Liverpool.

There are videos of the Holt family talking about the house, in the library, drawing room, dining room and morning room.

Rooms

staircase and a white sculpture Entrance hall

Room with fireplace and paintings Garden hall

Fireplace with portrait of a man hanging over it Library

a Drawing room

Room with a long dining table Dining room

A room with a desk and paintings Morning room

Landing with red carpet and paintings on the walls First floor

Children's toys and clothes in a case Childhood room

Doll house in a glass case Small world room

Lacy gown Costume room

Red and gold curtains Furnishings

 

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