Scotland Road
Part of | A59 road |
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Type | A |
Scotland Road, known locally as Scottie Road, is the section of the
History
Scotland Road was created in the 1770s as a
The population in the
Decline
The area had a vibrant community and was home to a large Irish population, but was often associated with poor housing, poverty, violence, and sectarian divisions.[1] Many dwellings in the area were demolished in the 1930s, and replacement housing included corporation flats.[2]
After the
There once were over 200 pubs in the Scotland Road area, but as of 2022[update] only The Throstles Nest, which opened in 1804, remains; it is next to St Anthony's Church.[5]
Scotland Road Free School
Scotland Road Free School was a short-lived example of democratic education, established in 1970 by two local teachers. It was based at Major Street, just off Scotland Road. A related project, Liverpool Community Transport, was established in a disused transport depot in nearby Leeds Street.
Liverpool John Moores University
At its southern end, Scotland Road becomes Byrom Street, the location of the largest campus of Liverpool John Moores University.[6]
Notable residents
- Tom Baker (born 1934), actor best known for playing the Fourth Doctor in Doctor Who
- Cilla Black (1943–2015), singer and television personality
- Tommy Comerford (1933–2003), crime boss
- Thomas Cecil Gray (1913–2008), pioneering anaesthetist
- Holly Johnson (born 1960), singer best known for fronting Frankie Goes to Hollywood
- Rt. Rev. Thomas Anthony Williams (born 1948), auxiliary bishop of Liverpool's Roman Catholic Archdiocese
- Philip Regan (born around 1973), Social Media Influencer known as the Queen of Scotty Road[7]
Other uses
The term "Scotland Road" can also be used as a slang reference to a corridor or passageway which allows crew access to the length of a vehicle. For example, on board the
External links
References
Citations
- ^ Wildman 2018, p. 29.
- ^ Wildman 2018, p. 30.
- ^ Roberts 2017, p. 135.
- ^ Roberts 2017, p. 136.
- ^ "Scotland Road: Pubs of Liverpool thoroughfare face last orders". BBC News. 29 October 2022.
- ^ "Home". ljmu.ac.uk.
- ^ Paton, Ryan (8 August 2021). "Charity worker goes viral as 'Queen of Scotty Road' hits TikTok". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ Lord, Walter (1955). A Night to Remember. Chapter 2.
Sources
- Roberts, Keith (2017). Liverpool Sectarianism: The Rise and Demise. Liverpool University Press. ISBN 9781786940100.
- Wildman, Charlotte (2018). Urban Redevelopment and Modernity in Liverpool and Manchester, 1918-1939. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9781350063839.