Lord Lonsdale (and some more trams)

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Lord Lonsdale was a prominent landowner outside of the walled city. His name is remembered in street names of the area he owned such as ......... Lowther Street, Lonsdale Street and Earl Street.
He was a leading light in the move for the renovation of the Courts, in recognition of this a statue to him was erected on a small island between the courthouses in 1847.
In 1929 the statue was considered a traffic hazard and was removed to the Citadel gardens.

He doesn't seem to be treated with much respect as in the card he is being used as handy place to ties notices to, these are adverts for The Silver Grill. Note too the boy with no shoes, not an uncommon sight. Card posted 1929.

This card was posted in 1905. It shows the Victoria Hotel, next to it is the Three Crowns public house and further along the Wellington Hotel.



I I haven't been able to find out when the old Victoria Hotel in the previous card was demolished to make way for this new building.


Another early card. The workmen with the ladder appearing to be maintaining the street lighting, a busy sunny day with plenty going on in the card.