Bold Street, Liverpool

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Bold Street, Liverpool
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The top of Bold Street, March 2022
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Location RopeWalks, Liverpool city centre
Postal codeL1
Coordinates 53°24′10″N2°58′40″W / 53.40278°N 2.97778°W / 53.40278; -2.97778
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Known for
  • Cafes, restaurants, independent shopping

Bold Street is a street in Liverpool, England. It is known for its concentration of independent businesses and for the Church of St Luke (locally known as the "bombed-out church"), which is situated at the top end of the street. The bottom end leads into the area surrounding Clayton Square, which is part of the main retail district of central Liverpool. The bottom end contains more shops which are chain stores. Liverpool Central, a major hub of the Merseyrail rapid transit/commuter rail network, can also be accessed via an entrance on Bold Street next to The Lyceum, a post office which was Europe's first lending library. The middle area contains bars as it leads towards Concert Square, a square containing clubs and bars, and the top end contains more independent shops and cafes. For the most part, Bold Street is pedestrianised and cars do not have access.

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History

Bold Street was originally laid out as a ropewalk; a long thin area of land used in the manufacture of rope (the area is now known as 'Rope Walks'). They used to measure the rope from the top of Bold Street to the bottom because at over 300 metres it was the standard length needed for sailing ships. [1] It was laid out for residences around 1780 and named after Jonas Bold, a noted sugar trader and banker. In 1802 Bold became Mayor of Liverpool. [2]

Merchants that worked on the docks needed houses close by. Therefore, houses were constructed in Hanover Street first, followed by Duke Street and then Bold Street. The fields that were in the area earlier were also developed quickly into houses. Although there had been port-related industrial activity in the area, with roperies occupying the site of what is now Bold Street to supply the sailing ships, this intensified along with a demand for residential properties so that the merchants could be located close to their business interests. [3]

Physician Jonathan Binns, an 18th-century abolitionist, was among those building a home on the street. [4] [5]

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Pavement cafe at bottom of Bold Street
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Pavement art on Bold Street
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Walking down Bold Street
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Walking down Bold Street

Notable buildings and places of interest

The street is featured in a song of the same name by Liverpool-based singer-songwriter Eugene McGuinness, included on his debut EP, The Early Learnings of Eugene McGuinness, distributed by Domino Records in 2007. The song peaked at Number 37 in the Official Independent Singles Chart. [6]

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References

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  2. "Liverpool Slavery History Trail, Accessible Version". Liverpool museums. Archived from the original on 5 December 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
  3. "Duke Street Area, Accessible Version". Liverpool World Heritage City. Archived from the original on 26 June 2009. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  4. Saxton, Eveline B (1959). Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire And Cheshire (PDF). p. 179.
  5. "First Petition to Parliament". The Abolition Project. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  6. "Bold Street by Eugene McGuiness". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 April 2024.