 Tithebarn Street in 2019, the old Exchange Station can be seen on the left | |
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| Location | Liverpool city centre |
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| Postal code | L2 |
| Coordinates | 53°24′33″N2°59′25″W / 53.4092°N 2.9904°W |
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| Known for | Offices, shops, pubs |
Tithebarn Street is a road in Liverpool, England. Situated in the city centre, it runs between Chapel Street and the junction of Great Crosshall Street and Vauxhall Road is part of Liverpool's Knowledge Quarter.
The street was one of the original seven streets that made up the medieval borough founded by King John in 1207, together with Water Street, Castle Street, Chapel Street, Old Hall Street, High Street and Dale Street. [1] Originally, the street was known as Moor (or Moore) Street before its name was changed to the present day name. [2] Records show a barn being built in 1523 by Sir William Molyneux on the corner of the street where it meets Cheapside. [3] The barn was used to store tithes. Parts of the barn survived into the early 1900s.
May 1850 saw the opening of a railway station, which would come to be known as Liverpool Exchange. [4] Jointly owned by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and the East Lancashire Railway, the station had ten platforms at its peak. However, the Beeching cuts proved to be the death knell of the station and, with mainline services moved to Liverpool Lime Street, it closed in April 1977. [5] Local services were moved to the nearby Moorfields railway station with the creation of Merseyrail. The frontage of the station was preserved and turned into office space, known as Mercury Court.
The street was the scene of a brutal murder in 1874, known as the 'Tithebarn Street Outrage' when Robert Morgan, a dock worker, was kicked to death in front of his wife and brother. [6] Morgan was killed by members of Liverpool's notorious Cornermen gang when he refused to hand over ale money to 17 year old gang member, John McCrave. [7]
During World War 2, Tithebarn Street and the area around it suffered extensive damage from the Blitz and required considerable rebuilding. [8] The rail route to Exchange railway station was damaged by the bombing and parts of the roof of the station had to be demolished. [9]
In April 2005, popular Liverpool sculpture Superlambanana was moved to the street. [10]
Tithebarn Street is home to several university buildings and along with the surrounding streets is a popular site for student accommodation. [11] Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU), has facilities on the road dating back from when it was Liverpool Polytechnic. [12] LJMU's library, Avril Robarts Library, is situated on the street.
Liverpool John Moores University is a public research university in the city of Liverpool, England. The university can trace its origins to the Liverpool Mechanics' School of Arts, established in 1823. This later merged to become Liverpool Polytechnic. In 1992, following an Act of Parliament, the Liverpool Polytechnic became what is now Liverpool John Moores University. It is named after Sir John Moores, a local businessman and philanthropist, who donated to the university's precursor institutions.
The Liverpool Overhead Railway was an overhead railway in Liverpool that operated along the Liverpool Docks and opened in 1893 with lightweight electric multiple units. The railway had a number of world firsts: it was the first electric elevated railway, the first to use automatic signalling, electric colour light signals and electric multiple units, and was home to one of the first passenger escalators at a railway station. It was the second-oldest electric metro in the world, being preceded by the 1890 City and South London Railway.
Liverpool Exchange railway station was a railway station located in the city centre of Liverpool, England. Of the four terminal stations in Liverpool's city centre, Exchange station was the only station not accessed via a tunnel.
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Superlambanana is a bright yellow sculpture in Liverpool, England. Weighing almost 8 tonnes and standing at 5.2 metres tall, it is intended to be a cross between a banana and a lamb and was designed by New York City-based Japanese artist Taro Chiezo. It currently stands in Tithebarn Street, outside the Avril Robarts Library of Liverpool John Moores University, having previously been located on Wapping near the Albert Dock.
Exchange Station is a large office building on Tithebarn Street in the business district in Liverpool City Centre, Liverpool.
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The Avril Robarts Library (formerly the Avril Robarts Learning Resource Centre (LRC)) is one of the two designated libraries belonging to Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) in Liverpool, England. It stands at 79 Tithebarn Street and serves the City Campus located mostly on Byrom Street.
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Liverpool Great Howard Street railway station was a station in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. The station was opened on 20 November 1848 and was intended to be the western terminus of the Liverpool and Bury Railway, closing to passengers in July 1851 after the line was extended to Tithebarn Street. Freight services continued until closure on 30 September 1963.
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