Scotland Road

Scotland Road or "Scottie Road" is the A59 and is situated near the docks in the Vauxhall area of north Liverpool, England.

Scotland Road was created in the 1770s as a turnpike road to Preston, Lancashire, via Walton, Liverpool and Burscough. It became part of a stagecoach route to Scotland, hence its name. In 1803, it was partly widened, and streets of working class housing laid out either side as Liverpool expanded. Scotland Road was at the centre of working class life for the people of the surrounding Everton, Vauxhall, and Islington, areas near the north Liverpool docks and Liverpool city centre.

The population in Victorian times was swelled by the arrival of thousands of Irish migrants, many of whom had fled Ireland's Great Hunger. The area became known for having numerous Irish-Catholic residents. The Liverpool Scotland UK Parliament constituency was represented by an Irish Nationalist MP until 1929.

The area had a vibrant community but was often associated with poor housing, poverty, violence, and sectarian divisions. Many dwellings in the area were demolished in the 1930s, and replacement housing included corporation flats. After World War II ended, in 1945, many residents were rehoused in new council houses in areas such as Croxteth, Kirkby, Huyton, Norris Green, and , leaving Scotland Road in a state of steady decline. Housing was further cleared by the construction of the second Mersey tunnel. There were once 200 public houses in the Scotland Road area, but most of them have now gone.

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