Liverpool's Original Seven Streets

[scouserdave]

Gents, it seems to me this is an important thread despite the misunderstanding. I also think it is not too late to let the people who are doing the Seven Streets project know that Yo Liverpool has something to offer.

Chris

My first post on this thread (see below). What is there to misunderstand?

Any info and photos of the streets below would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Castle Street, Dale Street, Bank Street, Juggler Street, Chapel Street, Moor Street and Whiteacre Street; three of these have kept their original name to the present day, Castle Street, Chapel Street and Dale Street.
Bank Street (Water Street) formed the southern upright of the H, running past the site of the present town hall into Dale Street.
The northern upright of the H consisted of Chapel Street, which continued into Moor Street (Tithebarn Street), these were connected in the middle by Juggler Street (High Street) which ran south into Castle Street, and north into Whiteacre Street (Old Hall Street).
There were two crosses in Juggler Street, the High cross at the junction with Dale Street and the White Cross at the junction with Chapel Street

[ChrisGeorge]

My first post on this thread (see below). What is there to misunderstand?

Any info and photos of the streets below would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Castle Street, Dale Street, Bank Street, Juggler Street, Chapel Street, Moor Street and Whiteacre Street; three of these have kept their original name to the present day, Castle Street, Chapel Street and Dale Street.
Bank Street (Water Street) formed the southern upright of the H, running past the site of the present town hall into Dale Street.
The northern upright of the H consisted of Chapel Street, which continued into Moor Street (Tithebarn Street), these were connected in the middle by Juggler Street (High Street) which ran south into Castle Street, and north into Whiteacre Street (Old Hall Street).
There were two crosses in Juggler Street, the High cross at the junction with Dale Street and the White Cross at the junction with Chapel Street

I think I would have been in the same boat as Kev and Phil in not knowing exactly what was needed and that it was needed immediately.

[scouserdave]

It's never stopped anyone in the past posting pics and info at the drop of a hat on any given subject.

Excuses, excuses

[PhilipG]

I always remembered being told at school that the official address of most (if not all) Town Halls was 1 High Street.
Was anybody else ever told this?

[scouserdave]

I always remembered being told at school that the official address of most (if not all) Town Halls was 1 High Street.
Was anybody else ever told this?

Thanks Phil. We were wondering why it was changed from Juggler St to boring old High St.
Chris, I'd never heard of High St either until I got involved in this 7 streets thingy.

[ChrisGeorge]

I always remembered being told at school that the official address of most (if not all) Town Halls was 1 High Street.
Was anybody else ever told this?

Hi Philip

I don't recall being told that when I was in school in Liverpool. I do know that "High Street" is a common name for the main street in English towns. The American equivalent is "Main Street."

Chris

[PhilipG]

Hi Philip

I don't recall being told that when I was in school in Liverpool. I do know that "High Street" is a common name for the main street in English towns. The American equivalent is "Main Street."

Chris

I've just done a Google Search for "1 High Street" "Town Hall", and got 9,410 hits, so it looks like it was true.

[SteH]

I understand High Streets to be the main trading streets of towns, with the 'High' origins coming from a High Cross that will have been present as a natural meeting point. Liverpool's High Cross was taken down in the late 17th century to make way for the construction of the 2nd town hall.

Given that the official address of Liverpool Town Hall is Dale Street and there's very little left of High Street anyway I reckon we should start a campaign for it to be re-named back to Juggler Street.

[ChrisGeorge]

I've just done a Google Search for "1 High Street" "Town Hall", and got 9,410 hits, so it looks like it was true.

Interesting, thanks, Philip. Do we assume that "Juggler Street" was because of jugglers being at the Liverpool Fair?

By the way it looks as if they have been busy adding images to the Seven Streets website:

http://www.lmu.livjm.ac.uk/LHOL/content.aspx?itemid=176

I couldn't get the images to open beyond the thumbprint image. Maybe you will have more success.

Chris

[scouserdave]

Found this booklet in the Athenaeum library yesterday. Interesting read.
The Antiquity of Some Liverpool Streets
R. Saunders Jones, 1927

[Kev]

Smashing pics Dave - there's some more Liverpool history here. (it mentions the streets and population numbers etc....

[ChrisGeorge]

Thank you, Dave, interesting information indeed!

Chris

[scouserdave]

Also found this map showing Liverpool in the 14th Century. High Street was already named.

[SteH]

Also found this map showing Liverpool in the 14th Century. High Street was already named.

Great map Dave, weird to think that then the area around Bold Street would have been in the countryside.

[Kev]

Imagine how imposing and impressive the buildings must have been way back then.