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St. Anne Street, CHESTER, CH1 3HS

Looking across St Oswald's Way, the inner ring road, to a short section of St Anne Street. This St Anne Street used to be part of the St Anne Street behind the camera but it was bisected in the 1960s to facilitate the building of the inner ring road. The cranes are on the development site between Delamere Street and George Street.

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.

The view from the Centurion Point car park across Victoria Road, past the Northgate Arena, and along St Oswald's Way, which is the inner city ring road.

Looking across the inner ring road and Gorse Stacks car park towards the Ship Victory and the former George Street school.

Northgate Arena on right and Centurion Point in the centre.

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.