James Gray: Looking north towards Carlton Hill, in 1956. A narrow street of small cottages with minute gardens facing each house. They were of the same age as the neighbouring streets, built about 1830 when Edward Street – Carlton Hill was developing. Since it was included in a clearance area in the Corporation Development Plan, one by one the houses have been acquired and demolished, but in 1962 a few still remain with ugly gaps in between. jgc_24_084
James Gray: Bastick Cottages. At the top of George Street Gardens, near to Carlton Hill, stood two cottages, named after Mr Bastick, the builder. They faced each other with the tree in between, and were at right angles to the other houses in the next photograph [see jgc_24_084 above]. To the east was the narrow Riding School Lane, seen here on the left. In 1948, the cottage which faced south was removed but the other still remains. Date of photograph – March 5 1961. jgc_24_083