Now I’ve got a better picture of the exact orientations of the Crown Street station, Moorish arch, omnibus routes etc, I’ve been trying to piece together the likely un-minuted thinking of those who lived in the Square and were integral to the planning of the railway. While some reasonings don’t seem to have been minuted (for obvious reasons) the location of the Liverpool station wouldn’t have been random. Ownership of land, proximity ( literally to the line of the Town limits on Crown Street to comply with regulations), the impact it would have on the appeal of the houses of Abercomby Square must all have been considered financially. Likewise taking into account the fears of people about railways and locomotives at the time; the station in a deep cutting out of sight, with grand Moorish arch to hide the steam pulleys, but only a couple of hundred yards further out of town, and the practicalities of the dirty maintenance and manual labour needing to be kept away from the gentry must all have been considered too. The Crown Street station, impressive but away from the dirt and noise of the engines themselves, and allowing flat access for a gentleman’s own carriage to be mounted on a low loader ( as shown in Bury’s pictures and listed in Gore’s directory by price), is a prestige development, but its all an absolutely staggering planning job. And so short lived as six years later everything would move to Lime Street. I shall write again, promise, but as Deep Thought might say, that’ll take some thinking about.
No writing for a few days I know, but I haven’t been idle I promise! Sometimes it takes a few days for the brain to percolate information, so that’s what I’ve been doing; percolating.
Now I’ve got a better picture of the exact orientations of the Crown Street station, Moorish arch, omnibus routes etc, I’ve been trying to piece together the likely un-minuted thinking of those who lived in the Square and were integral to the planning of the railway. While some reasonings don’t seem to have been minuted (for obvious reasons) the location of the Liverpool station wouldn’t have been random. Ownership of land, proximity ( literally to the line of the Town limits on Crown Street to comply with regulations), the impact it would have on the appeal of the houses of Abercomby Square must all have been considered financially. Likewise taking into account the fears of people about railways and locomotives at the time; the station in a deep cutting out of sight, with grand Moorish arch to hide the steam pulleys, but only a couple of hundred yards further out of town, and the practicalities of the dirty maintenance and manual labour needing to be kept away from the gentry must all have been considered too. The Crown Street station, impressive but away from the dirt and noise of the engines themselves, and allowing flat access for a gentleman’s own carriage to be mounted on a low loader ( as shown in Bury’s pictures and listed in Gore’s directory by price), is a prestige development, but its all an absolutely staggering planning job. And so short lived as six years later everything would move to Lime Street. I shall write again, promise, but as Deep Thought might say, that’ll take some thinking about.
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