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celia
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Did your ancestors live here during this time?
Rowlinsons Report on the district of Poulton-cum-Seacombe 1851
I found among many other reports, the council held a meeting in Parry’s Seacombe Hotel along with solicitors, surveyors’ property owners and the likes. To discuss I presume complaints from the public on the conditions in which they had to live. Which was absolutely awful?
This is just a small part of the report
In the company of Mr * I inspected some parts of the district and found many instances of defective drainage, as of overcrowding. Some of the courts & cottages are in the most wretched state possible. In no town in England is there more actual filth and all that may produce is decease than in certain portions of the comparatively rural village of seacombe; the ravages of fever & cholera bear the truth of the statement. There are also Terraces of houses pleasantly situated, and yet for the want of sewers and drains they are in bad condition
Oakdale Terrace & Bidstone Terrace- The whole refuse from the houses in these terraces’ is passed by surface drains and a sewer out into an open ditch, the course of which is passed the end of Oakdale terrace. This ditch is comparatively stagnant, and is very foul
Victoria court, behind houses fronting Demesne Street. This court is entered by a narrow covered passage; the court forming a square, without proper means of ventilation. In the centre are privies, and a large cesspool (which receives the refuse from the houses) and remains for months at a time. Generating poisonous gases, according to the best medical testimony most prejudicial to health. I have never inspected a court in a worst condition. Fever is common amongst the inhabitants, & cholera had prevailed. There is a slaughter house & and a pig meat boiling establishment, not far distance which is a great nuisance
Little street & neighborhood.There no drainage to the cottages.
Mersey Street.- the cottages in this street have stables underneath them. There is also a row of privies in the foulest possible condition
Hawthorn Cottages-privies are crowded upon the inhabited rooms.(Back King street was even worse)
No wonder so many people emigrated
Celia
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Re The demesne street (plus other)mentioned above, i found there is an early photo of it in one of books by Ian & Marilyn Boumphrey.Haven't seen it before its got medical in the title 
It was for sale though,i don't know if they have them to borrow.Just thought i would let you know.
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That book also mentions the Rawlinson report above,How strange :)I only had a quick look through it.I had thought it was a long row of houses,it seems it had hotels,pubs and there was even a hospital in the street.I would never have associated seacombe having one.The photo of Demesne street was taken in 1800 i think.It is exactly as Rawlinson described it.
Celia
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It's rather a strange name for a street when you think of it. Any idea where it comes from or what it means? Pronounced de main!
I had forgotten it.When i was there last year i asked a lady when the houses in Dem-es-ne
where did they get the spelling for that?