Phredd, It called Church Yard, because it's on the site of a bleedin' church yard; not the church but its grave yard.
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I can't think of a reason to name a new street any better than that it alludes to the history of its location. Church Arcade, etc., wouldn't do this so much, perhaps only giving the impression that the name came from the street off which it runs. Now, you and I know that Church Street gets its name from the demolished St Peter's, but how many others know this? In addition to this new street name. an information plaque along this new side street explaining the history of the site also would be great.
For this reason, St Peter's Church Yard, although a mouthful, would have been even better a name for this alley.
For once, this is an occasion when the a name is quite clearly not a consultant's 65k-a-year, or whatever, bull**** creation but a sensible and appropriate name for a new street that is rooted in the history and heritage of its location. Go around old towns and cities around the country and you'll find the squares and streets adjacent to old churches named Church Yard, Old Church Yard, etc., often when the church is long demolished.
In Liverpool, we have St James' Mount, Old Church Yard around St Nicks, and so on. The old square around St Peter's would probably be called Church Yard. So it's not even a new name, it's a revival of the old name for this site.
Now, Bluecoat Cloisters or whatever is being suggested above, that sounds like PR agency tripe if I ever heard it. Pretentious, inaccurate and inappropriate - the Bluecoat Chambers complete the view down Church Alley not this new street.
When you're walking through Church Yard in 18 months time, reflect for a moment that you're in the grave yard of one of Liverpool's lost churches, and our cathedral for a period - there are previous generations beneath you, history is all around.
I know I will.
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