The opening of the blast furnaces in Hindpool in 1859 instigated a massive building of houses in streets which were arranged in the classic homogeneous grid iron pattern, many of which were to receive more than their fair share of bombing in World War 2.
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Photo by Roy Chatfield
Bomb damage at Exmouth Street and back of Blake Street
Courtesy of Dock Museum
Courtesy of Dock Museum
