"That on the application of the owner Mr R. J. McConnell four new streets on his property situate off Tennent Street be named Bisley Street, Ambleside Street, Bowness Street and Keswick Street". (Improvement Committee, 12th October 1892).
Ambleside Court is named for its proximity to Ambleside Street. This is one of several streets in the “Lake District” in the Shankill.