Marsh Lane, Bootle
Marsh Lane is a major street in Bootle, Merseyside, England. Part of the A5098, it runs for around from Rimrose Road in the west to a junction with Aintree Road and Hawthorne Road. It was once the main street which led to and from Bootle's docklands.
The street was named for Bootle Marsh, which overlooked Bootle Bay.
The original Bootle village was located at the junction of Merton and Litherland Roads, just short of a mile from the banks of the River Mersey.
History
Two obelisks formerly stood on Bootle's waterfront in the second half of the 19th century to assist with maritime navigation. They were the subject of a watercolour painting, titled Bootle Landmarks, by Samuel Austin. They were removed in 1874, when work on today's Alexandra Dock began.The Gladstone Dock open-air swimming baths and the Slipper baths formerly stood on Marsh Lane opposite its junction with Irlam Road.
Marsh Lane used to lead down to Linacre Marsh. The northern edge of what was then Linacre village was Rimrose Brook, with the southern boundary being marked by a second brook, which rose in Bootle and flowed to the Mersey alongside the mill stream.
St James Church was built in the Gothic Revival style in 1845. A school was built three years later. Marsh Lane Wesleyan Methodist Church followed in 1903.
The Salisbury public house stands on Marsh Lane, across from Irlam Road.
Transportation
Road
Marsh Lane's major junctions are :- Bibby's Lane
- Chaucer Street
- Irlam Road
- Washington Parade
- Delaware Road
- Stanley Road
- Litherland Road
Public transport
Bootle New Strand railway station stands on the southern side Marsh Lane at its junction with Washington Parade. It opened in 1850, when it was named Marsh Lane & Strand Road. It was given its current name when the nearby New Strand Shopping Centre was built. Bootle Balliol Road railway station existed between 1881 and 1948.Five bus routes serve Marsh Lane: the Arriva North West numbers 61 and 144, and Stagecoach Merseyside's numbers 136, 235 and 693.