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== History== |
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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'). It was laid out for residences around 1780 and named after [[Jonas Bold]], a noted [[slave merchant]], [[sugar trader]] and [[banker]]. In 1802 Bold became Mayor of [[Liverpool]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/trail/trail_accessible.asp#bol |title=Liverpool Slavery History Trail, Accessible Version |publisher=Liverpool museums |date= |accessdate=2010-09-25}}</ref> It was also known as "the [[Bond Street]] of the North." |
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==Bold Street Festival== |
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Revision as of 19:22, 26 September 2010
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| Standort | Liverpool |
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| Postal code | L1 |
Bold Street is a street in Liverpool, England. It is famous for its cafes and for the Church of St Luke, which is situated at the top end. 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, one of Liverpool's main stations after Liverpool Lime Street, can also be accessed via an entrance on Bold Street next to the 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 independant shops and cafes. For the most part, Bold Street is pedestrianised and cars do not have access.
In recent years, the street has formed the basis of a local urban legend regarding time slip phenomena in which people have claimed to travel briefly back in time to Bold Street as it was in the 1950s and 1960s.[citation needed]
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...', distributed by Domino Records in 2007.
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'). It was laid out for residences around 1780 and named after Jonas Bold, a noted slave merchant, sugar trader and banker. In 1802 Bold became Mayor of Liverpool.[1] It was also known as "the Bond Street of the North."
Bold Street Festival
Bold Street has held a festival for the past 3 years. In 2010, this took place on Sunday 26th September.[2]. The festival celebrates Liverpool's alternative shopping area. Sarah Newton said 'Cities all over are under pressure to homogenize more, to look more like one another, but Bold Street just looks like Liverpool and I think it's really important that we highlight this.'.[3] The festival included pavement art, dance workshops, a parade from Liverpool samba group, street performers and a ceremonial street clean .[4][5]
References
- ^ "Liverpool Slavery History Trail, Accessible Version". Liverpool museums. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/liverpool/hi/people_and_places/arts_and_culture/newsid_9024000/9024048.stm
{{citation}}: Missing or empty|title=(help); Text "Road closure for street festival" ignored (help) - ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/liverpool/hi/people_and_places/arts_and_culture/newsid_9024000/9024048.stm
{{citation}}: Missing or empty|title=(help); Text "Road closure for street festival" ignored (help) - ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/liverpool/hi/people_and_places/arts_and_culture/newsid_9024000/9024048.stm
{{citation}}: Missing or empty|title=(help); Text "Road closure for street festival" ignored (help) - ^ http://directoryofliverpool.net/blog/2010/09/06/26th-september-2010-bold-street-festival/
{{citation}}: Missing or empty|title=(help); Text "Road closure for street festival" ignored (help)
External links
- Bold Street, Part Of The RopeWalks, Liverpools Independant Quarter
- The Bold Street Project; an interactive exhibition about Bold Street
- Picture of Bold Street facing St Luke's Church
- Time slip story
- Various Bold Street ghost and time slip stories
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