Castle Street, Liverpool Explained

Castle Street, Liverpool
Location:	Liverpool city centre
Map Type:	United Kingdom Liverpool Central
Postal Code:	L2

Castle Street is a road in Liverpool, England. Situated in the city centre, it runs between Water Street and Derby Square, where Liverpool Castle once stood.^[1]

History

The street was one of the original seven streets that made up the medieval borough founded by King John in 1207, together with Water Street, Old Hall Street, Chapel Street, High Street, Tithebarn Street and Dale Street.^[2]

Of the original seven streets, Castle Street was one of the most important due to it running from the river to the castle and the market.^[3] Its course was marked out at the creation of the Borough by a representative of King John. The boundary of the market was marked out by three Sactuary Stones, one of which still remains on Castle Street.^[4]

The original street was very narrow, with barely enough room for two carts to pass each other. During the 18th and 19th centuries the road was widened.

Whilst once home to several banks, Castle Street is now home to many restaurants and bars and considered part of Liverpool's Food Quarter.^{[5] [6]}

Notable people

• Joseph Parry (1756–1826), artist who painted two pictures of Castle Street as part of his early work in 1786.^[7]
• Richard Owens (1831 – 1891), Welsh architect who worked for a company on the street called 'Williams & Jones', which bought rural land for housing development.^[8] As an architect, he was responsible for building over 10,000 houses in Liverpool (noticably the Welsh Streets) and 250 chapels in England and Wales.^{[9] [10]}

Listed buildings

Castle Street contains seventeen Grade II listed and buildings as well a Grade I listed building, these include:^[11]

• 62 Castle Street
• Bank of England Building
• National Westminster Bank Building

Notes and References

1. Web site: Monument to Queen Victoria . Liverpool World Heritage . City of Liverpool . May 4, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120229220415/http://www.liverpoolworldheritage.com/visitingthewhs/areas/castlestreet/monumenttoqueenvictoria.asp . February 29, 2012 . dead . mdy-all .
2. News: Bona . Emilia . How Liverpool went from seven streets to global superpower . 28 December 2023 . Liverpool Echo . 3 November 2019 . en . 28 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231228134752/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/how-seven-streets-became-mega-16349573 . live .
3. News: BBC - Liverpool Local History - . 4 May 2024 . www.bbc.co.uk.
4. Web site: Greaney . Martin . Historic Liverpool - Sanctuary Stone, Castle Street . Historic Liverpool . 4 May 2024 . 19 October 2015.
5. News: Hadfield . Charlotte . 'Renaissance' of one of the city's oldest streets . 4 May 2024 . Liverpool Echo . 30 October 2022 . en.
6. News: McCoid . Sophie . Rice . Elle May . Check out our guide to Castle Street's bustling food quarter . 4 May 2024 . Liverpool Echo . 28 December 2017 . en.
7. Book: Mayer, Joseph . Early Exhibitions of Art in Liverpool: With Some Notes for a Memoir of George Stubbs . 1876 . Privately printed . en.
8. Web site: Notitle – Y Cymro. 1891-12-31. 2016-05-31. Isaac Foulkes. 10107/3450073.
9. http://www.capeli.org.uk/uploads/newsletter_38.pdf Page 4 No. 38 of Capel, Journal of the Chapels Heritage Society
10. Web site: The Welsh Connection: How Wales has helped shape Liverpool. Christine. Toner. YM Liverpool. 23 February 2018.
11. News: Echo . Liverpool . History of famous Liverpool Castle Street . 4 May 2024 . Liverpool Echo . 28 September 2009 . en.