Lord Street is the main shopping street of Southport, in Merseyside, England. It is one of the great shopping streets of Northern England and measures exactly 1 mile in length, with a roundabout marking each end of the street. There are many water features, gardens and architectural buildings along the entire street, with a mix of residential, commercial and public buildings.
Napoleon III lived in lodgings just off Lord Street, in 1846, before becoming Emperor of the French in 1851.[1] Lord Street is claimed to be the inspiration behind the tree-lined boulevards of Paris with Napoleon III taking the concept to Paris. During his reign, he caused much of the medieval centre of Paris to be replaced with broad tree lined boulevards, covered walkways and arcades, just like Lord Street.[2][3]