Rodney Street, Liverpool
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Rodney Street in Liverpool
, England
is noted for the number of doctor
s and its Georgian architecture
. It is sometimes known as the "Harley Street
of the North". Together with Hope Street
and Gambier Terrace
it forms the Rodney Street conservation area
. There are over 60 Grade II listed buildings on the street and one II* church.
, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
on four separate occasions through the 1860s to the 1890s. No. 59 Rodney Street
was home and studio to Edward Chambré Hardman
(1898–1988), photographer, and is now owned by the National Trust
and is open to the public. On the north side of Rodney Street stands the (disused) Scottish Presbyterian Church of Saint Andrew
, built in 1823–1824. The body of the church is of a simple two storey design with round arched windows and stuccoed walls designed by Daniel Stewart. The façade of blackened ashlar, designed by John Foster Jr., is an imposing composition of Ionic
entrance columns, flanked by corner towers, topped with Corinthian
columns and domes. The north tower has been demolished and the building is currently shrouded in scaffolding, awaiting a much needed restoration.
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
is noted for the number of doctor
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
s and its Georgian architecture
Georgian architecture
Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United...
. It is sometimes known as the "Harley Street
Harley Street
Harley Street is a street in the City of Westminster in London, England which has been noted since the 19th century for its large number of private specialists in medicine and surgery.- Overview :...
of the North". Together with Hope Street
Hope Street, Liverpool
Hope Street, Liverpool, England stretches from Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral past Liverpool Cathedral to Upper Parliament Street. It contains several restaurants, hotels and bars. The road runs parallel to Rodney Street...
and Gambier Terrace
Gambier Terrace
Gambier Terrace is a row of houses situated on a terrace overlooking St. James Mount and Gardens and Liverpool Cathedral it was named after James Gambier. From number 1 to 10 are Grade II* Listed Buildings. They were designed by John Foster...
it forms the Rodney Street conservation area
Conservation area
A conservation areas is a tract of land that has been awarded protected status in order to ensure that natural features, cultural heritage or biota are safeguarded...
. There are over 60 Grade II listed buildings on the street and one II* church.
History
Rodney Street was laid out in 1783–1784 by William Roscoe and named after Lord Rodney, who, in 1782, secured a naval victory over the Comte de Grasse. It was developed piecemeal up to the 1820s with houses for the affluent, escaping the old town centre. A few houses have five bays, with central doors, but most are three bays. They were erected in pairs or short runs by different developers which led to an inconsistent roof line.Buildings
No. 9 was the birth place of Arthur Clough, a poet born in 1819. No. 62 (built 1792–1793) was the birthplace in 1809 of William Ewart GladstoneWilliam Ewart Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone FRS FSS was a British Liberal statesman. In a career lasting over sixty years, he served as Prime Minister four separate times , more than any other person. Gladstone was also Britain's oldest Prime Minister, 84 years old when he resigned for the last time...
, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the Head of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Parliament, to their political party and...
on four separate occasions through the 1860s to the 1890s. No. 59 Rodney Street
59 Rodney Street
59 Rodney Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England is a National Trust property and home of the "E. Chambré Hardman Studio, House & Photographic Collection"....
was home and studio to Edward Chambré Hardman
E. Chambré Hardman
Edward Fitzmaurice Chambré Hardman was an Irish photographer.-Biography:E. Chambré Hardman was born in 1898 in Dublin, Ireland. The only son of the keen amateur photographer Edward Hardman, E. Chambré Hardman took his first photographs aged nine and went on to win many photographic competitions...
(1898–1988), photographer, and is now owned by the National Trust
National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty
The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland...
and is open to the public. On the north side of Rodney Street stands the (disused) Scottish Presbyterian Church of Saint Andrew
Church of Saint Andrew, Liverpool
The Church of Saint Andrew, Liverpool, is a ruined church in Rodney Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building, and is on its Buildings at Risk Register.-History:...
, built in 1823–1824. The body of the church is of a simple two storey design with round arched windows and stuccoed walls designed by Daniel Stewart. The façade of blackened ashlar, designed by John Foster Jr., is an imposing composition of Ionic
Ionic order
The Ionic order forms one of the three orders or organizational systems of classical architecture, the other two canonic orders being the Doric and the Corinthian...
entrance columns, flanked by corner towers, topped with Corinthian
Corinthian order
The Corinthian order is one of the three principal classical orders of ancient Greek and Roman architecture. The other two are the Doric and Ionic. When classical architecture was revived during the Renaissance, two more orders were added to the canon, the Tuscan order and the Composite order...
columns and domes. The north tower has been demolished and the building is currently shrouded in scaffolding, awaiting a much needed restoration.
People
- Henry BoothHenry BoothHenry Booth was born in Rodney Street, Liverpool, England. A descendant of the Booths of Twemlow, he was a corn merchant, businessman and engineer....
Merchant, Entrepreneur, Engineer. - Arthur Hugh CloughArthur Hugh CloughArthur Hugh Clough was an English poet, an educationalist, and the devoted assistant to ground-breaking nurse Florence Nightingale...
and Anne CloughAnne CloughAnne Jemima Clough was an early English suffragist and a promoter of higher education for women.Clough was born at Liverpool, the daughter of a cotton merchant. She was the sister of Arthur Hugh Clough, the poet and assistant to Florence Nightingale. When two years old she was taken with the rest...
were born in the street - William Henry DuncanWilliam Henry DuncanWilliam Henry Duncan , also known as Doctor Duncan, was an English Doctor who worked in Liverpool as its first Medical Officer of Health and also Britain's first Chief Medical Officer.....
first Medical Officer of Health in 1847. - William Ewart GladstoneWilliam Ewart GladstoneWilliam Ewart Gladstone FRS FSS was a British Liberal statesman. In a career lasting over sixty years, he served as Prime Minister four separate times , more than any other person. Gladstone was also Britain's oldest Prime Minister, 84 years old when he resigned for the last time...
was born at number 62. - E. Chambré HardmanE. Chambré HardmanEdward Fitzmaurice Chambré Hardman was an Irish photographer.-Biography:E. Chambré Hardman was born in 1898 in Dublin, Ireland. The only son of the keen amateur photographer Edward Hardman, E. Chambré Hardman took his first photographs aged nine and went on to win many photographic competitions...
, photographer, studio at no 59. - Nicholas MonsarratNicholas MonsarratCommander Nicholas John Turney Monsarrat RNVR was a British novelist known today for his sea stories, particularly The Cruel Sea and Three Corvettes , but perhaps best known internationally for his novels, The Tribe That Lost Its Head and its sequel, Richer Than All His Tribe.- Early life :Born...
, novelist, was born on the street. - William RoscoeWilliam RoscoeWilliam Roscoe , was an English historian and miscellaneous writer.-Life:He was born in Liverpool, where his father, a market gardener, kept a public house called the Bowling Green at Mount Pleasant. Roscoe left school at the age of twelve, having learned all that his schoolmaster could teach...
, developer and historian - James MauryJames Maury (consul)James Maury was one of the first United States diplomats and one of the first American consuls appointed overseas. In 1790 he was appointed to the Consulate of the United States in Liverpool, one of the first overseas consulates founded by the then fledgling United States of America...
the first United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
consulConsulConsul was the highest elected office of the Roman Republic and an appointive office under the Empire. The title was also used in other city states and also revived in modern states, notably in the First French Republic...
from 1790 to 1829, lived at 4 Rodney StreetLiverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpool John Moores University is a British 'modern' university located in the city of Liverpool, England. The university is named after John Moores and was previously called Liverpool Mechanics' School of Arts and later Liverpool Polytechnic before gaining university status in 1992, thus...
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External links
- Rodney Street conservation area
- E. Chambré Hardman Studio, House & Photographic Collection
- http://home.clara.net/ronsmith/liverpool/liv_19_c.htm
- 40 Rodney Street Website
- 88 Rodney Street Website