Willoughby St, Edge Hill, Liverpool in 1901

Post by **giltansley** » 15 Oct 2010 01:14

Hi - Current maps of Liverpool do not show a Willoughby St anywhere in Liverpool. I'm assuming that the area was redeveloped over the years and that the street no longer exists. Does anybody have access to street maps/directories for the turn of the 19th to 20th centuries?

Thanks

Gil

Post by **Tina** » 15 Oct 2010 08:14

Hi Gil in sunny California and welcome

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The members are getting their beauty sleep!!

1894 Gores/Kellys Directory
has Willoughby St Edge Hill which ran from MacAuley St to Palmerston St with side streets, Forbes, Walpole, Pakington & Chalmers.

If you go to a modern map and look for Tunnel Rd, you will be in the right spot, to the left you will see Chatsworth St. It was a heavily built up area in the old days.
During the May blitz 41, trams stopped at Edge Hill and people had to walk the rest of the way, such was the damage.
I was born in the next suburb of Wavertree.

I'll see if I can find an old map.
Cheers
Tina

Post by **Tina** » 15 Oct 2010 08:24

Woo Hoo...
Here's the link to British History Online Old Ordnance Survey Maps.
You will see Willoughby to the far right and the streets from previous post.

Tina

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/mapshe ... x=15&y=174

Post by **MaryA** » 15 Oct 2010 11:05

Hi Gil and welcome to the forum.

Well done Tina, all done and dusted before we've even opened our eyes!!

Post by **Tina** » 15 Oct 2010 11:41

Thank you Mary, it's the Skippy Corn Flakes that make the difference

Tina

Post by **giltansley** » 16 Oct 2010 00:43

Tina & Mary: Thank you so much for your prompt and helpful response(s) to my request. My great grandfather had a pub in Willoughby St in 1901. I grew up in West Derby Road, near Ogdens.

Thanks again

Gil

Post by **Paul Rycroft** » 13 Feb 2018 20:17

I was born in Willoughby St. Lived there until 1965. The whole street was demolished in 1966.

Post by **MaryA** » 14 Feb 2018 08:14

Hi Paul and welcome to the forum.

The original poster didn't remain a member of the forum so unless they keep an eye on this post for any new responses they may not reply, but thank you for bringing it up to date for any others looking for this information.

Post by **Blue70** » 14 Feb 2018 10:14

Another map of the street. This one from the 1950s includes numbers so it helps to identify individual houses:-

c1950s

Blue

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