Founding of the Liverpool School for the Indigent Blind
- When
- January 1791
- Where
- Liverpool School for the Indigent Blind
Edward Rushton, a blind former sailor and abolitionist, established the Liverpool School for the Indigent Blind, which opened in January 1791.
After losing his vision, Rushton could no longer sail and returned to Liverpool. He established the Liverpool School for the Indigent Blind, which opened in 1791, second only in the world to the Paris school. One chronology dates the opening to 10 January 1791, while the school's own history records its establishment in 1791 as The Liverpool School for the Indigent Blind, its foundation commonly attributed to Rushton.
Sources
- Edward Rushton Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-09
- Royal School for the Blind, Liverpool Wikipedia, revision of 2026-03-29
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