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Bold Street, Liverpool

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273: 261: 38: 54: 247: 235: 61: 207:; a long thin area of land used in the manufacture of rope (the area is now known as 'Rope Walks'). They used to measure the rope from the top of Bold Street to the bottom because at over 300 metres it was the standard length needed for sailing ships. It was laid out for residences around 1780 and named after Jonas Bold, a noted sugar trader and 218:
Merchants that worked on the docks needed houses close by. Therefore, houses were constructed in Hanover Street first, followed by Duke Street and then Bold Street. The fields that were in the area earlier were also developed quickly into houses. Although there had been port-related industrial
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activity in the area, with roperies occupying the site of what is now Bold Street to supply the sailing ships, this intensified along with a demand for residential properties so that the merchants could be located close to their business interests.
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The street is featured in a song of the same name by Liverpool-based singer-songwriter
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network, can also be accessed via an entrance on Bold Street next to
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Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire And Cheshire
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Archived from 331:Official Independent Singles Chart 42:The top of Bold Street, March 2022 14: 482:"Bold Street by Eugene McGuiness" 271: 259: 245: 233: 59: 52: 457:"First Petition to Parliament" 1: 728:Shopping streets in Liverpool 313:References in popular culture 321:, included on his debut EP, 307:News From Nowhere (bookshop) 16:Street in Liverpool, England 252:Pavement art on Bold Street 754: 436:Saxton, Eveline B (1959). 20: 484:. Official Charts Company 47: 35: 278:Walking down Bold Street 266:Walking down Bold Street 21:Not to be confused with 297:Liverpool Social Forum 211:. In 1802 Bold became 166:independent businesses 82:Liverpool city centre 31:Bold Street, Liverpool 461:The Abolition Project 363:"Bold Street Special" 176:, a major hub of the 738:Streets in Liverpool 707:William Brown Street 117:53.40278°N 2.97778°W 634:Granby Four Streets 113: /  32: 531:Roads in Liverpool 391:on 5 December 2010 213:Mayor of Liverpool 122:53.40278; -2.97778 715: 714: 325:, distributed by 319:Eugene McGuinness 174:Liverpool Central 170:Church of St Luke 151: 150: 745: 691: 688:Smithdown Road ( 682: 524: 517: 510: 501: 494: 493: 491: 489: 478: 472: 471: 469: 467: 453: 447: 446: 444: 433: 427: 426: 424: 422: 407: 401: 400: 398: 396: 381: 375: 374: 372: 370: 365:. 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Bold Street

Bold Street, Liverpool is located in Liverpool
RopeWalks
Liverpool city centre
53°24′10″N 2°58′40″W / 53.40278°N 2.97778°W / 53.40278; -2.97778
Liverpool
England
independent businesses
Church of St Luke
Liverpool Central
Merseyrail
rapid transit
commuter rail
The Lyceum
Concert Square
ropewalk
banker
Mayor of Liverpool
Jonathan Binns




The Lyceum
Liverpool Social Forum
Concert Square
News From Nowhere (bookshop)
Eugene McGuinness
Domino Records

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