Mossley Hill

Mossley Hill is a suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside. It is located to the south of the city, bordered by Aigburth, Wavertree, Childwall and Allerton.

History

The area was made famous in the 1960s thanks to the The Beatles' hit "Penny Lane", named after a suburban street located within Mossley Hill. Recorded in the Liverpool Census 2001, Mossley Hill, Liverpool District had a population which was recorded at 11,000.

Description

The area is mostly residential with a few local businesses scattered around the district. Housing is mainly semi-detached, with occasional detached and some pleasant terraced streets. The area around Sefton Park has many large and impressive Victorian villas; Mossley Hill is well-known for containing some of the most superb Victorian architecture in Liverpool. One of the best north-west schools, Liverpool College, is located within the area.

Penny Lane, made famous by The Beatles, is in Mossley Hill, running between Allerton Road and Greenbank Road. It is an attraction for tourists and locals alike. There are two public houses on Penny Lane: the Dovedale Towers and the Penny Lane Wine Bar. Two famous Liverpool parks, Sefton Park and Greenbank Park, are located in Mossley Hill.

The Dovedale Towers pub (recently renamed the "Alma de Santiago") stands on the corner of Dovedale Road, where Dovedale Junior School is located. This was the school of famous Liverpudlians Jimmy Tarbuck, John Lennon, George Harrison and John Power. Dovedale Road eventually leads to Rose Lane, the location of Calderstones school, where the Beatles originally came together. It is now a science specialist college. In turn, this is located near the city's police horse training centre, just north of Mossley Hill's main residential area.

The Mossley Hill area is on one of the routes of the Magical Mystery Tour bus, named after one of the Beatles albums. Every year, millions of tourists come to see this area. It is important to both Beatles fans and locals.

The area is also home to the Greenbank Halls of Residence and Carnatic Halls of Residence student accommodation complexes (belonging to the University of Liverpool). Greenbank Halls include Derby and Rathbone Hall and Roscoe and Gladstone Hall: commonly known as D&R; and R&G respectively. Carnatic Halls is the largest of the University of Liverpool accommodation complexes including 6 halls: Morton House, Lady Mountford House, Dale Hall, McNair Hall, Salisbury Hall and Rankin Hall.

Mossley Hill has the postcode L18.

Attractions

• The area of Rose Lane and Allerton Road contains a large number of wine bars, bistros and restaurants.
• Greenbank House
• Greenbank Park
• Penny Lane
• Liverpool College
• Sefton Park
• Sudley Art Gallery, with famous paintings by Turner.

Transport

• Mossley Hill railway station offers regular services to Liverpool city centre, Warrington and Manchester.
• Regular bus services provide links to the city centre, Liverpool John Lennon Airport and surrounding districts.
• The new Liverpool South Parkway station connects to Mossley Hill and the main rail network

Some notable residents

• J. Bruce Ismay
• Rathbone family
• Freddie Mercury lived in the pub Dovedale Towers for a short period (he was known as Freddie Bulsara at the time.)
• A number of current and past Liverpool and Everton Football Players live in the area.

External links

• 2006 Council Ward profile