Slum Dwelling (Dean & Hirael)

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A lack of building control and planning allowed for the establishment of high density buildings poorly serviced in the Hirael and Dean areas. Satitation and health problems ensued. The areas were cleared of the worst offenders and areas re-aligned with new roads and new schemes for social housing which saw large changes to the areas in the late 1920s-late 1930s.


dean street roads

Dean Area Roads (pre clearance)
Brook Row
Dean's Court
Garden Square
Drum Street
Chapel Street
Panton Street
Well Street
Rathbone Street
Frondeg Street
Tabernacle Street
James Street
Union Street
Brick Street
Infant Lane
Bethel Place


View of James Street and the East side of Dean from the mountain





In Hirael the terrace rows were built between 1819 and 1827 on land leased by John Warren,
Dean of Bangor. Speculators erected 225 tightly packed dwellings on 6.5 acres which is 35
per acre. Some of the streets such as Hugh Street were only 8 feet wide.

Hirael Area Roads (pre clearance)
Ambrose Street
Club Street
Fairview Road
Fountain Street
Edmund Street
Back Edmund Street
Foundry Street
Elen Street
Water Street
Beach Row
Mason Street
Robert Street
Hugh Street


Water Street c1923