Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant, in Liverpool

Mount Pleasant is one of the oldest streets of Liverpool, that leads to the district of the universities and shelters the peaceful Roscoe garden, a former cemetery. The Liverpool audio-guided tour stops here, with respect, to evoke the memory of this place of rest and the figure of William Roscoe, Liverpudlian writer and politician, ardent defender of the abolition of the slave trade.

The old street and the garden of remembrance

Here you take Mount Pleasant, one of the oldest streets of Liverpool, that climbs gently towards the district of the universities and the Metropolitan Cathedral. All along this way, fine Georgian dwellings testify to the era when rich merchants had their residences there. On the way, you skirt the Roscoe garden, a peaceful green space laid out on a former cemetery. This place, where Liverpudlians of old rest, invites to calm and contemplation, away from the agitation of the city. It bears the name of William Roscoe, one of the great figures of Liverpool, born in the city in 1753. Writer, historian, botanist and politician, Roscoe was above all an ardent defender of the abolition of the slave trade, at a time when the port of Liverpool was deeply implicated in this commerce. Elected to Parliament, he voted in favour of the abolition of the trade in 1807, courageously taking position against the interests of a part of his city. A man of culture and conscience, he devoted his life to the arts, letters and the defence of human dignity. The garden that bears his name perpetuates his memory and that of all those who rest here. By climbing Mount Pleasant, you thus cross several centuries of Liverpudlian history, between heritage, memory and knowledge. A historic street and a place of memory, Mount Pleasant is a fine stop of the discovery of Liverpool.

What to see

Here you climb one of the oldest streets of Liverpool, lined with Georgian dwellings, towards the district of the universities; on the way, the peaceful Roscoe garden, laid out on a former cemetery, invites to contemplation and honours the memory of William Roscoe, Liverpudlian writer and ardent defender of the abolition of the trade. Mount Pleasant is a street of memory in Liverpool. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

Mount Pleasant is a street of the centre of Liverpool, that climbs towards the district of the universities and the Metropolitan Cathedral, reachable on foot. The Roscoe garden, a former cemetery, is a space in free access, conducive to calm and contemplation. You discover it during a walk in the district.

Who was William Roscoe, honoured at Mount Pleasant?

Born in Liverpool in 1753, William Roscoe was a writer, historian, botanist and politician, above all known as an ardent defender of the abolition of the slave trade; elected to Parliament, he voted for the abolition of the trade in 1807, against the interests of a part of his port city. The peaceful Roscoe garden, a former cemetery, perpetuates his memory and that of those who rest there.

Where is Mount Pleasant in Liverpool?

In the centre of Liverpool, climbing towards the district of the universities, in England.