Fishermen of North Shore

[Bertieone]

Thanks Blue for the further information,

The earliest mention was 1840, Liverpool Mercury,

1853, Liverpool Mercury. A Health Committee snippet,





1853

[Blue70]

Thanks Bert. It can be confusing locating North Shore as at an earlier date it refers to a populated area of shoreline just north of the Pier Head within the town or borough of Liverpool. At a later date as Liverpool expanded and incorporated and populated Kirkdale the shoreland at Kirkdale was referred to more and more as North Shore. Due to the Liverpool North Shore being later referred to as the north docks, dock road, Great Howard Street or to the later migrant Irish RC community as St Augustine's parish the term North Shore became more associated with the coast around Kirkdale and Bootle.


Blue

[Bertieone]

Thanks Blue,

Always beneficial getting to the bottom of these queries, Barbara's original question, very well answered.

[Blue70]

Picton, writing in 1875, has this to say about North Shore Liverpool:-

'The shore was lined in one part by fisherman's cottages; in another stood an ancient hostelry of considerable antiquity, with mullioned windows and ornamental gables. This was occupied for some time by a Dutchman named Vandries, who gave his name to the house, which is commemorated in the nomenclature of the adjoining street.'


Blue

[BarbaraW]

Well you learn something every day!!