▁of ▁St ▁Philip ' s ▁Church ▁( now ▁St ▁Philip ' s ▁C athedral ) ▁in ▁ 1 7 0 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 7 4 6 , ▁a ▁private ▁Act ▁of ▁Parliament ▁opened ▁up ▁the ▁New ▁Hall ▁Est ate ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁for ▁development , ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁plots ▁being ▁let ▁and ▁developed ▁from ▁ 1 7 4 7 ▁on wards . ▁ ▁The ▁road ▁was ▁renamed ▁at ▁this ▁point , ▁but ▁initially ▁only ▁the ▁stretch ▁between ▁New hall ▁Street ▁and ▁Li very ▁Street ▁was ▁named ▁Col more ▁Row ▁( after ▁the ▁Col more ▁family , ▁own ers ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Hall ▁Est ate ). ▁The ▁stretch ▁between ▁New hall ▁Street ▁and ▁New ▁Street ▁was ▁named ▁Ann ▁Street , ▁after ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁Ann ▁Col more , ▁while ▁the ▁stretch ▁north ▁of ▁Li very ▁Street , ▁originally ▁called ▁Bull ▁Lane , ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁Mon mouth ▁Street . ▁ ▁Ann ▁Street ▁disappeared ▁as ▁a ▁name ▁when ▁the ▁street ▁was ▁divided ▁between ▁Col more ▁Row ▁and ▁Victoria ▁Square , ▁when ▁the ▁latter ▁was ▁created ▁( initial ly ▁as ▁Council ▁House ▁Square ) ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁buildings ▁of ▁Col more ▁Row ▁were ▁the ▁brick ▁and ▁st u cco ▁Georg ian ▁houses ▁typical ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁The ▁ 1 2 0 ▁year ▁le ases ▁on ▁these ▁properties ▁started ▁to ▁exp ire ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 8 5 0 s , ▁and ▁between ▁