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Oulton Place, CHESTER, CH1 3EH

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 on the right. In the foreground buildings alongside Oulton Place will be uncovered, and at the far end of the site Kinaston Street (later Kynaston St) has already been uncovered. It will be interesting to see what lies beneath these 19th century remains.

Looking from St Martins Way, across the remains of Kinaston Street, towards the former George Street School in the distance. In the 1960s and 1970s this area was cleared, in part to make way for the inner ring road, which is behind the camera. Now the site is to be redeveloped and it is being excavated. The camera angle is looking diagonally across the cobbled street, which, according to the 1851 census, only had 7 houses on each side. As far as I can ascertain Kinaston Street (later Kynaston 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 and his will, dated 1857, refers to him as a 'Gentleman', and 'former fringe maker', and to his 'freehold property in St Anne Street', so as a man of substance it seems likely that the street was named by, or after, him.

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 on the right. As the housing was demolished in the fairly recent past heavy machinery is being used to clear the top soil and rubble down to the foundation level of the remains. In the foreground buildings alongside Oulton Place are starting to be uncovered, and at the far end of the site Kinaston Street (later Kynaston St) has already been uncovered. It will be interesting to see what lies beneath these 19th century remains.

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.

Looking from St Martins Way across the remains of Kinaston Street. In the 1960s and 1970s this area was cleared, in part to make way for the inner ring road, which is behind the camera. Now the site is to be redeveloped and it is being excavated. The camera angle is looking diagonally across the cobbled street, which, according to the 1851 census, only had 7 houses on each side. Notably the street is cobbled, unlike the nearby Oulton Place, which has the more even stone sets. As far as I can ascertain Kinaston Street (later Kynaston 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.

Looking from St Martins Way across the remains of Kinaston Street. In the 1960s and 1970s this area was cleared, in part to make way for the inner ring road, which is behind the camera. Now the site is to be redeveloped and it is being excavated. The camera angle is looking diagonally across the cobbled street, which, according to the 1851 census, only had 7 houses on each side. I assume that each square is one house, and they don't look very big. As far as I can ascertain Kinaston Street (later Kynaston 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. Although these houses would be considered very poor accommodation by today's standards, they were occupied in 1851 by a seemingly respectable group of people including a Brewer, a Gentleman's Servant, 3 Police Constables, a Tailor, a Lay Vicar at the Cathedral, a Coach Body Maker, and a Confectioner who was George Kinaston.

Looking from St Martins Way across the remains of Kinaston Street. In the 1960s and 1970s this area was cleared, in part to make way for the inner ring road, which is behind the camera. Now the site is to be redeveloped and it is being excavated. The camera angle is looking diagonally across the cobbled street, which, according to the 1851 census, only had 7 houses on each side. I assume that each square is one house, and they don't look very big. As far as I can ascertain Kinaston Street (later Kynaston 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 and his will, dated 1857, refers to him as a 'Gentleman', and 'former fringe maker', and to his 'freehold property in St Anne Street', so as a man of substance it seems likely that the street was named by, or after, him. Although these houses would be considered very poor accommodation by today's standards, they were occupied in 1851 by a seemingly respectable group of people including a Brewer, a Gentleman's Servant, 3 Police Constables, a Tailor, a Lay Vicar at the Cathedral, a Coach Body Maker, and a Confectioner who was George Kinaston (junior). The extant houses on the right are St Anne's Street, which was cut through when the inner ring road was built. The cobbled cul de sac of Kinaston Street exited onto St Anne's Street before the ring road was built.

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 - behind the camera. As the housing was demolished in the fairly recent past heavy machinery is being used to clear the top soil and rubble down to the foundation level of the known remains. In the foreground buildings close to Oulton Place are starting to be uncovered, and in the distance the former George Street School can be seen. Oulton Place linked George Street and St Anne's Street, but as the two streets were on a different alignment Oulton Place changed direction part way along. I'm not sure whether these remains are part of Oulton Place or buildings within a yard off St Anne's Street. It will be interesting to see what lies beneath these 19th century remains.