Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte and Lord Street Boulevard red plaque

This red commemorative plaque records: Lord Street Boulevard The exiled Prince Louis Napoleon lived in Southport in 1838 and admired the long straight wide tree-lined Lord Street. Later he remembered Lord Street's elegance when he returned to France as Emperor and he transformed Paris with its now famous Boulevards. Recorded plaque organisation: Southport Civic Society.

Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, later known as Napoleon III, was a significant political figure who served as the President of the French Second Republic and then as the Emperor of the French. His experiences in Southport influenced his urban planning initiatives in Paris, notably the creation of grand boulevards that transformed the city's landscape.