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Liverpool exhibition to mark Gladstone's bicentenary

The bicentenary of the birth of the 19th Century prime minister William Gladstone is to be celebrated with an exhibition about his life in Liverpool.

The four-times Liberal prime minister was born at 62 Rodney Street in the city on 29 December 1809.

An exhibition at St George's Hall, which is less than a mile from his birthplace, will begin on Tuesday.

Records, books and diaries from his career and other memorabilia will be on show until the end of March.

Read entire article at BBC