The Liverpool building you never knew was there

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You may have walked past it hundreds of times without ever knowing what lies behind its doors. Tucked away in the heart of Liverpool, the Athenaeum has been part of the city for more than 200 years. We step inside with General Manager Roy Boardman to discover its fascinating history, from merchants and newspapers arriving by pack horse to a library of more than 60,000 books, historic maps, a spectacular reading room and treasures that survived the Blitz.