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Slums of Chester in the 1930s

City was a different place

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  1. Athol Place, Chester, one of the slums many Cestrians lived in during the 1930s which was rife with disease1 of 5
  2. A slum at Clare's Court, Chester during the 1930s2 of 5
  3. Two young boys stand at Crypt Court, Chester in the 1930s3 of 5
  4. A slum at Holloways Court, Chester4 of 5
  5. A slum at Shepherds Court, Chester5 of 5
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