This was the very religious sounding Church of the Holy Innocents. Built in 1854, it was the Church attached to the two nearby orphanages, orphan street still exists in the area.



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The boys orphanage in 1885



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The girls orphanage in 1885





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When these poor souls passed away, many were buried in St James cemetery at the foot of the Anglican Cathedral.



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Then in 1934 with a mass slum clearance and rehousing programme scheduled, along came the wrecking ball for the building of Myrtle Gardens.



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When the council were demolishing or selling off these tenements in the 1980s, part of Myrtle Gardens were bought by Barratts who converted them into student accommodation, renaming them Minster Court.

This is my own pic taken just after the conversion.



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I have a lot more of around this area including damage during wartime which resulted in loss of lives, desolation before the renovation, a festival being held within the square and a bommie night scene as well as general photos of the street and its other properties - all to come later.