It's official name didn't quite stick
Back in the 1980s and 1990s, a now lost subway made walking into the heart of Liverpool easier for commuters and shoppers.
Before its official name was chosen, many ECHO readers wrote into the newspaper to suggest names for the subway. Some gave a nod to the city's history, including King John's Way, a reference to King John's charter founding Liverpool in 1207, and Codman's Way, after the Codman family who operated the Punch and Judy show on Lime Street for over 130 years.
Either way, Market Subway didn't stick and very few people remember its official name. Pedestrians could access the subway directly outside Lime Street Station via a long ramp or set of stone steps.The subway led beneath the flowing traffic of Lime Street and pedestrians could then take an escalator straight up into St Johns Shopping Centre. Originally, the subway itself was designed to be an interesting walk and not just a tunnel, with spaces for shops to occupy.
In January 1974, the Liverpool ECHO ran a story under the headline 'Fear Stalks The Subways'. The chairman of Liverpool and Bootle Police authority commented subways in the city posed a threat of vandalism and muggings.
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