eighteen years. After a nine months' single
blessedness he again married. After his fifth wife's death he remained a
widower thirty-four weeks, and at the age of seventy-five, on the 10th of
June, 1807, he married Miss Ann Lowe, of Preston-street. William Meadows
was thought to be a bold man. Maguire-street was named after Mr. Maguire
who kept a shop in Lord-street. Benson-street was called after Moses
Benson, Esq. Bixteth-street after Alderman Bixteth, who is said "to have
been publicly thanked by the authorities for paving the front of his
house with his own hands." Pudsey-street after Pudsey Dawson.
Seel-street after Mr. Seel, who lived at the corner of it.
Wolstenholme-square and street, after an influential family of that name.
Bold-street after the Bolds, who built the first house in it: now
occupied by Mr. Dismore. Colquitt-street after the Colquitts, whose
mansion was converted into the Royal Institution. Berry-street, was
named after Captain Berry, who built the first house at the corner of
Bold-street. Cropper-street after the Cropper family. Fazakerly-street
after the Fazakerlys. Oakes-street after Captain Oakes, who died in
1808. Lydia Ann-street after Mademoiselle Lydia Ann De La Croix, who
married Mr. Perry, the originator of Fawcett's foundry, and the Coal
Brook Dale iron works. Mason-street, Edge-hill, was named after Mr.
Mason, who built and endowed Edge-hill church, and whose mansion stood at
the corner of Mason-street, the gardens of which extended to the bottom
of Paddington. James-street was named after Mr. Roger James, who held
large property in it. Preeson's-row was named after Alderman Preeson,
who built his house and two others of the old Castle materials. Part of
Castle-street is also constructed of the timbers and stones. Old
Peter-street which ran out of School-lane has disappeared.
Crosshall-street was called after the Hall and gardens of the Crosses
which stood on the site of (or about) Manchester-street. Part of
Fenwick-street was called Dry Bridge, a bridge passing over the Old
Ropery, the name of which is perpetuated in that street. Holden's Weint
was re-named Brook-street. Lower Stanley-street was re-named
Button-street, after Mr. Button, who lived to a great age, and saw I
don't know how many king's reigns. The streets of Liverpool seem to have
been named, in some parts of the town, as it were, in classes, as I have
mentioned. Mr. Rose called his new thoroughfares