Mason

Mason

From Memorials of Liverpool....second edition, revised, with additions.

The original settlement of Edgehill took place about the beginning of the present century, and comprised the district between King Street (now Kinglake Street) and Smithdown Lane from east to west, and between Paddington and Clarence Street from north to south. Much of this land, however, remained unbuilt on for many years. Mason Street was thefirst developed. It took its name from Mr. Edward Mason, timber merchant, who had his domicile and business establishment, as far back as 1766, in Mason Street, Wapping, then a new street, to which he gave the name. About 1800 he built a mansion at Edgehill, near the north end of the present Mason Street. The gardens and grounds were very extensive, reaching the whole length of Paddington as far as Smithdown Lane. Mr. Mason died at a ripe old age in 1814. His daughter, Miss Mason, continued to occupy the house until her decease in 1833. After her death the property was sold, and about 1844 the house was dismantled and the grounds built over.

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