Lowry was born in Gardenside, Leasowe, Wirral,[citation needed] the fourth son of Evelyn Boden and Arthur Lowry, a cotton broker with roots in Cumberland. He was educated at The Leys School in Cambridge [1] (the school made famous by the novel Goodbye, Mr. Chips) and St Catharine's College, Cambridge. His home[where?] was a substantial 5 acres (2 ha) estate with a tennis court, small golf course and a maid, a cook and a nanny.[2] Lowry was said to have felt neglected by his mother, and was closest to his brother