By the 20th century, these buildings had declined and were replaced with public housing.

Chester General also had a large marshalling yard and a motive power depot, most of which has now been replaced with housing.

"Under urban renewal, the city plans to acquire several properties, eventually replacing them with affordable housing, retail and parking," he said.

Refugee camps must be replaced with permanent housing.

They wanted to tear the manor down in the 1970s and 1980s, and replace it with other housing, but were stopped.

The buildings have now been replaced with housing.

The site remained derelict for two years after its final match and was eventually demolished in 2010 to be replaced with housing.

The goal then and for years thereafter was to replace the notorious slums of the late 19th century with decent housing in pleasant surroundings.

He said: "You can't keep replacing everything with housing.

A scheme of replacing tenements with decent housing for Dublin's poor began.