Descriptive map of London Poverty Section 47 1889

Descriptive map of London Poverty Section 47 1889Section 47 of the original Descriptive map of London Poverty, 1889, compiled and hand coloured by Charles Booth and assistants. The section covers the area between Henshaw Street in the North West; Alscot Road in the North East; George Street in the South East and Albert Terrace in the South West. The districts covered are Walworth and Bermondsey.

These companies then united to form the Southern Railway

a new coal handling plant and jetty were built at Nine Elms to expand the works

imprinted with the request to 'use no hooks' when transporting

The resulting series of photographs are amongst Suschitzky's most acclaimed work

with theTower on the left

as is next door's 'The House of God' sign

to their own surprise

Commercial Road in the North East

and there were those too busy carrying out tasks to do either

Queer London features a range of bars

Bancroft Place in the South East and School Place in the South West

Holborn and Covent Garden