...See what's left of Back Brook Street, Newtown.
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This is all that is now left of Back Brook Street. From
the white sided building on the right to the white sided building on the left. Looking towards Hoole.
This is a 3-story house, all others were 2-up, 2-down with outside toilet; identical except with 2 instead of 3 story's.
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There are 2 terraced houses in this picture, the garage is a recent addition to the house on the left, as you can see from the brickwork - 'orses in our day, lad!
The garage has replaced a window and front door. But notice how narrow the houses were!
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Brook Place, which used to connect Brook Street and Back Brook Street, showing old veg shop on right, and old butchers on left.
Back of butchers shop on Back Brook Street.
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Veg shop - I can still smell the earth on those spuds!
Veg shop looking towards the 'Majestic'
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The 'Majestic Cinema' or as we locals used to know it: the 'flea pit'!
Chester Around 1922
Newtown is located just outside the top right corner of the rectangle, which forms the 'City Walls', in this Interesting Old Map
Of Chester Around 1922.
You can just make out a triangle (N.E. of Cathederal) which is the Cattle Market and is (was) the intended location for the new council offices at 'Gorse Stacks'.
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