street; Mr. Thomas Parke, a merchant, afterwards a banker, father of Mr. Baron Parke; and Mr. William Leece, a merchant; he resided at a house, now pulled down, on the north side of the street, and at the east side of Tower-garden, and the next above the old Tower. Many of the readers must recollect his house, which was remarkable from the circumstance of the large Gothic arch before noticed," extending from it across Tower-garden to the east side of the Tower. The ancient Tower, which occupied the site between Towergarden and Stringer's-alley (now called Prison-weint), was purchased by the Corporation, as has been before mentioned, (2) in 1775.

OLDHALL-STREET.

Mr. Edward Falkner, afterwards of Fairfield; he was high-sheriff of Lancashire, in 1788, and was related, by marriage, to General Sir Banastre Tarleton, Bart. by having married the General's sister, Miss Bridget Tarleton; Mr. Thomas Falkner; Mrs. Stanley, noticed before; Mr. Jonathan Brooks, the grandfather of the venerable Archdeacon Brooks; the Rev. Thomas Maddock, one of the rectors of Liverpool; and Mr. Edward Nicols, a merchant; he succeeded to the estate of the ancient family of Trafford, of Swithamley, in Staffordshire (mentioned in a subsequent part of this chapter), under the will of one of that family, to whom, by the female side, he was nearly related.(3)

by Mr. Daniel Dale as an inn and tavern prior to August, 1786, because an advertisement appears in a Liverpool newspaper of the 3rd of August, in that year, announcing that Mr. Dale had removed from George's Coffee-house "to that spacious mansion, lately occupied by Thomas Tarleton, Esq. in Water-street, now the King's Arms Inn and Tavern," and soliciting a continuance of the favours of the public.-Gore's General Advertiser of 3rd August, 1786.

(3) Some of his descendants in Staffordshire many years afterwards took the name of Trafford. He was also related, by marriage, to the family of Leigh, afterwards Trafford, of Oughtrington, in Cheshire.

LANCELOTS-HEY.

Mr. John Williamson, mayor in 1761; one of his daughters married General Gascoyne, who was for many years one of the representatives in parliament for Liverpool; and another married John Dent, Esq. who was, during several parliaments, member for Lancaster: both of the ladies were celebrated for their beauty. His house was standing not many years ago; it was a very handsome large brick mansion, and stood on the west side. Mr. Williamson afterwards built Roby-hall, and resided there; and the house in Lancelotshey was then occupied by other persons in succession, one of whom was the late Rector Roughsedge. It is now pulled down, and warehouses are erected on its site.

SAINT PAUL'S-SQUARE.

Mr. Edward Chaffers, a merchant; and Mr. Ambrose Lace, a merchant, the father of the late Mr. Joshua Lace.

CHAPEL-STREET.

Mr. William Hesketh, a merchant; he was mayor of Liverpool in 1783; Mr. Laurence Spencer, formerly a merchant, afterwards deputy-customer of Liverpool, mayor in 1759; and Dr. Thomas Houlston, a physician of talents and considerable extent of practice; he was the author of several clever medical works, and was one of the founders of the Humane Society already mentioned, in the success of which he took a warm interest.

RIGBY-STREET.

The Rev. Robert Brereton, one of the rectors of Liverpool.
UNION-STREET.

Mr. Edmund Lyon, a merchant, the grandfather of the late Mr. Lyon, of Neston; Mr. Samuel Riley, a West India merchant; Mr. Edward Brock, a retired merchant; Mr. Thomas Booth, a merchant; Mr. Henry Newsham; and Mr. Atkinson.

CUMBERLAND-STREET.

Mr. Francis Gildart, town-clerk.

DALE-STREET.

Mr. John Leigh, afterwards of Sandhills.

PREESON'S-ROW.

Mr. Bryan Blundell, brother of Mr. Jonathan Blundell, before mentioned.

REDCROSS-STREET.

Mr. Jonas Bold, in a large house now pulled down, which recently stood at the lower end of the south side, communicating also with Strand-street, and which had a large court in front of it; he was mayor of Liverpool in 1802; Mr. Richard Downward; Messrs. John and Thomas Hodgson, merchants; Mr. Joseph Broster; and Mr. William Hamilton.

HARRINGTON-STREET.

Dr. Matthew Dobson, a physician of celebrity and extensive practice; he retired from Liverpool to Bath, where he resided at the time of his death, which occurred on the 25th of July, 1784; he was a fellow of the Royal Society; and several of the volumes of the transactions of that eminent Society contain some ingenious papers, written by him; he was also a member of the Philosophical Society at Bath, and was an occasional contributor to their transactions.

POOL-LANE, (NOW SOUTH CASTLE-STREET.) Mr. William Crosbie, senior, mayor in 1776; Mr. William Crosbie, junior, mayor in 1779; Mr. Peter Rigby, mayor in 1774; and Mr. Francis Ingram, a merchant, who inhabited a large house, on the west side, at the corner of Litherland-alley, now converted into shops and countinghouses.

JOHN-STREET.

Mr. Richard Hughes, who was mayor of Liverpool in 1756; he was a proprietor of the copperas works, on Copperas-hill, from which it derived its name. Mr. Thomas Statham, the post-master, afterwards of Lord-street; and his brother, Mr. William Statham (father of Mr. Richard Statham, the town-clerk, and grandfather of Mr. William