Hi guys,

I was wondering if anyone would be able to help me identify the second road name on this census?

I've tried looking for a road with a similar name, but cant figure it out!!

Taylor Buildings

Ooooh could be!

Do you know where that is?

The Enumerator went from Millers Place to Taylors Buildings and then on to Sussex Street, so in that area, map below.

Thank you!!

What year is the census.
I was born in that area and never heard of it - 1950s onwards.
All I can think of where they may of been are the buildings on the map that are on the left hand side of Cromwell Street which as long as I can remember was a playground with swings etc

1950s map

Not sure where it was exactly, its gone by the 1911 census, it shows on the 1901, so sometime in between those dates they have been demolished or by 1911 the buildings have been enumerated under the street or road they were in. Best guess, they have been demolished by 1911.

Correct me if I'm wrong - aren't Taylor's Buildings still there - in Clifton Crescent - next to the Central Hotel ?????

I think that's Clifton Chambers...

Darn it! - we are both not right on Google Streetmap there is a building there called 'Crescent Chambers'.

Taylor Buildings does ring a modern day bell for me though....

I may be thinking of Taylors Villas opposite the Central Library - now the Yiamas Greek eaterie

This is the one I was thinking of...

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-to-rent/property-42222356.html

Says Clifton Chambers on the Rightmove site but would make more sense for it to be Crescent Chambers.

Might be Crescent Chambers on Clifton Crescent!

My head is starting to hurt now. Think I'll go lie down in a darkened room for a bit and burst some bubble-wrap...

Am pretty sure it's Crescent Chambers and, yes, that is Taylors Villas where the Yiamas is.

Derek and bert will be right.

Looks like the buildings were in Oliver Street,

1861 Mawdsleys Directory, Bikenhead

I think Taylor Buildings must be the three blocks of properties on Cromwell Street opposite Oliver Place, occupying the site of Derek's childhood playground. These aren't named on the 1875 OS map, but the large-scale version shows that the blocks were double-fronted (i.e. they were back-to-back properties) and each property had what appears to be a flight of steps up to a front door and another going down to a cellar, typical of early 19th century multiple-occupancy dwellings. This would mean there were probably 30 two-storey houses above ground, possibly originally with 30 cellar-dwellings underneath, which would easily account for Bert's police inspector living in no. 24.