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The 'Back of Chester Street' is shown within the yellow-marked area on a 1900 OS map. Development began in the area with St Mary’s Church in 1821, and Sarah Jane McCormick's family lived there from 1862 to 1966.
The area contained a mix of low-quality, overcrowded houses and tenements, alongside numerous heavy industries, businesses, and railways, resulting in severe pollution. Many of the properties were used by the Birkenhead Workhouse to house the destitute, and were referred to as ‘Outhouses’.
The property developers included Lord Egerton, Baron Tollemache, and the Earl of Shrewsbury. The Local Authority took over housing in 1895, with Birkenhead Corporation clearing the site between 1910 and 1966. A new road, Getley St (marked in green) was constructed for better access to the area, and 'Artesian Dwellings for Laddies and Lassies' were built along this road and Sarah Jane McCormick lived at number 12 from 1922 until 1966.