Slum Dwellers of Seven Dials (People of a Victorian London Rookery)

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  @FactFeast · 5 years ago · pinned

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  @pinkharlequin994 · 5 years ago

  For those who think Britain just destroyed the old buildings, this was not the case. London was a mess after the bombings of WW2. There was nothing they could do to save some of them so a lot of these places were destroyed. It took decades to clean up London, I can remember playing in cleared bomb sites during the 80s.

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  @phubblewubbphubblewubb · 2 years ago

  And all those poor enslaved horses who never saw a blade of grass.....

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  @alexandralusco · 3 years ago (edited)

  My great grandmother x3 was born in Holborn- just by Fleet Street in 1801. She lived in Hosier Lane ( still there) and her husband who was a tallow chandler- around 1830/40ish. Hosier Lane is next door to St Bart’s Hospital, on the other side was Newgate Prison and Smithfield meat market on the other. <br><br>I think my grandfather got the fat from there for his candles. How totally grim! Death all around you, hangings and the noise &nbsp;animals being slaughtered . I cannot imagine how on earth my family managed. Dystopian hell. My grandmother lived until she was 89! I have one photo. <br><br>Her elder &nbsp;daughter married a rich man and they all moved to Hampstead. Her children became millionaires as financiers for Lloyds &nbsp;! Her other daughter married an ordinary bloke and they lived in a poor mews cottage nearby. Of course- I’m descended from the poor side. Typical! 😅<br><br>This is great series! I love UK history &nbsp;But people suffered so much - we’d all be totally traumatised if we had to go back and experience such dire and grinding poverty. I’ve stood in Hosier Lane and tried to imagine what it was like- quite difficult when the whole area is now so smart and expensive. If you are nearby, go to ‘ Ye olde Cheshire Cheese’ pub. Been there for centuries, an amazing pub! Charles Dickens used to drink there .

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  @REDRAWVISIONS · 4 years ago

  The narration is, probably, the absolute best I have ever heard. The subject is cool too. Well produced ... subscribed!

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  @margaretnorris7825 · 5 years ago

  Very interesting vidio I was born in London&apos;s East end and my great grandfather was a pickpocket! He spent time in Newgate prison! Fascinating to see how they lived back then and the hardship of daily life for them .

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  @thehuntforprofit8663 · 5 years ago

  Your voice is epic! Really enjoying this.

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  @NoName-mi8bm · 5 years ago

  This is the moment many north Americans realize that their true ancestors weren&apos;t royals or vikings. &nbsp;This is your true past not kings and lords.

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  @englishcountrylife3805 · 5 years ago

  It’s nice to know nothing has changed in central London.🙄

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• CH

  @chrissybarr7508 · 5 years ago (edited)

  I love this sort of history it’s not all kings queens lords and ladies 🇬🇧

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  @GrandDawggy · 5 years ago

  Love your style and scripts!

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  @GoogleUser-wy2vv · 5 years ago

  Your pictures transport me to the era and location. Chilling and satisfying...

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