Excavating part of the George Street car park

Image: © John S Turner Taken: 7 Aug 2009

This part of the George Street car park is to be redeveloped and, in advance of that, archaeological excavations are taking place. The area's terraced housing was demolished in the 1960s and 1970s in part to make way for the inner ring road - seen here beyond the excavations. This view is across the line of Kinaston Street (later Kynaston St) which has already been uncovered - the cobbled surface of the street is to the left of the photo and the excavators on the right are working on the remains of the houses. It will be interesting to see what lies beneath these 19th century remains. As far as I can ascertain Kinaston Street first appeared on the 1851 census and one of the residents was a George Kinaston (junior). George Kinaston (senior), a 'Fringe Maker', lived in the adjacent St Anne's Street. I don't know if that family had any involvement in the development or naming of the street, but it seems possible.

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