Talk:Taylor Square

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Robert Taylor
User:Dream Focus has PRODded Robert Taylor (Australian businessman) for deletion, which I don’t oppose.

I can’t remember why I was interested, but I came across a reference, http://www.darlinghurst.biz/history/roberttaylor.htm, now broken, probably not particularly reliable, that claimed that Taylor Square is located in what was Robert’s land. Robert Taylor was born c April 1792 Wigan, Lancashire, England, died 16 May 1850 (aged 58), died well before Allen Taylor was born.

It’s plausible that Mayor Allen Taylor widened Oxford Street by acquiring the land that was previously the old Taylor’s property, making it natural that the square would be called “Taylor Square”.

I’ve found other sources connecting Robert to the place, but not very good sources. Possibly I was misled by the original version of this newspaper story.

—SmokeyJoe (talk) 03:13, 21 December 2023 (UTC)