bᵻfˌoːɹ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː ðə dˈɪstɹɪkt wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɐ ɹˌɛzᵻdˈɛnʃəl ˈɛɹiə, mˈeɪnli kˈeɪɾɚɹɪŋ fɔːɹ ɛmplˈɔɪiːz ʌvðə nˈeɪvəl dˈɑːkjɑːɹd ænd ðɛɹ fˈæmɪliz.
Before World War II the district was also a residential area, mainly catering for employees of the naval dockyard and their families.