Descriptive map of London Poverty Section 56 1889

Descriptive map of London Poverty Section 56 1889Section 56 of the original Descriptive map of London Poverty, 1889, compiled and hand coloured by Charles Booth and assistants. The section covers the area between Holland Grove in the North West; George Street in the North East; Ruskin Park in the South East and Barrington Road in the South West. The districts covered are Camberwell and Denmark Hill.

This poster showing a young soldier talking to his girlfriend carries the powerful warning 'Tell Nobody - not even Her'

A Gin Shop

waving flags

It was never constructed and may have fallen foul of the 1846 government edict forbidding new railway lines within the city centre

hidden tunnels

and hidden shipwrecks

Munton Road in the North East

Albert Street in the North East

The prejudices expressed in the text reflect the prevalent tone of nationalism and its racist undercurrent

Lewis aquatinted the view but for forms sake the name of his father F

Scene in St

Suffragette procession