tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-765412516500773857.post2194132929958773004..comments2024-03-14T14:56:20.733+00:00Comments on Liverpool History Society Questions Blog: Confederate Embassy Livepool`s ACW LinksLiverpool Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04212158532627440895noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-765412516500773857.post-9650950788828519632011-06-26T19:32:41.096+01:002011-06-26T19:32:41.096+01:00Thanks for the quick reply Rob but, it was neither...Thanks for the quick reply Rob but, it was neither of the buildings or persons you suggest of that much I am certain.As you mention both of these buildings were used by the Confederate States of America and their representatives. The building and representation I am in search of, is soley for the short lived Republic of Texas.<br /><br />Thank You<br /><br />DaveLiverpool Historyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04212158532627440895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-765412516500773857.post-50317394471538548012011-06-26T18:17:30.620+01:002011-06-26T18:17:30.620+01:00Hello Dave,
The building you are probably referri...Hello Dave,<br /><br />The building you are probably referring is 10 Rumford Place of Castle Street that was the " Confederate Embassy" now a "listed" building. Number 6 Rumford Place was the office of the Confederate Navy agent in Liverpool, Commander James Dunwoody Bulloch.<br /> <br />Another property with ACW links is 19 Abercromby Square, built for Charles K Prioleau in1863. Permission was given for the building to be 2 feet taller than the existing buildings either side of it. The house has many features which show the original owner was from South Carolina.<br /><br />The ceiling foyer in Charles Kuhn Prioleau's house in Abercromby Square displays a palmetto tree & crescent moon both symbols of his native South Carolina, the serpent wrapped at the base of the tree signified war and defiance). Prioleau was senior partner of Fraser, Trenholm & Co. and the leading Confederate financier in Britain during the war, providing the funding necessary to build ships such as the Alabama, Florida, & Shenandoah, and numerous blockade runners. <br /><br />Regards<br /><br />Rob Ainsworth<br /><br />Web Administrator<br />Liverpool History Society<br />Web Site:http://liverpoolhistorysociety.org.uk<br />Liverpool History Society Questions: http://liverpoolhistorysocietyquestions.wordpress.com/Liverpool Historyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04212158532627440895noreply@blogger.com