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Street in Wapping, East End of LondonA view of a narrow street in Wapping, East London. A group of children are at hand to observe the proceedings
The Gullet, Stafford Street, BirminghamUnder the Artisans and Labourers dwellings Improvement Act, 1875, slum areas like the gullet were cleared and improved. Date: 16 December 1876
Jewish Children, East End of LondonA crowd of Jewish children in the East End of London
London Slums - Feathers Court, Drury LaneOld tea chests and a cart at Feathers Court, Drury Lane - one of Londons Victorian slum areas. Date: circa 1902
Mint Street Workhouse, Southwark, south LondonView of the entrance (right of centre) to the St Saviours Union workhouse on Mint Street, Southwark, south London. Passers-by include a man carrying a small child
Liverpool Slum 1912Liverpool : a sunless court, finally closed in 1912 by the Health Committee of Liverpool City Council
Falls Road, Belfast, Northern IrelandThe Falls Road area, a Catholic ghetto in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The twin spires of St Patricks Cathedral rise above the dingy houses and narrow, litter-strewn streets. Date: 1969
Pitmen encamped - evicted coal miner and his dwellingA miner on strike sits despondently outside his makeshift home, his crutch and dog at his side. Due to lengthy strike action resulting from a wage dispute
Devonshire Place, Lisson Grove, LondonDevonshire Place (or perhaps Devonshire Place Mews), Lisson Grove, near Paddington, London. A crowd - mostly children with a few adults - has gathered. Someone holds a placard aloft
London Terraced HousingA row of Victorian terraced houses in an East London street, due for demolition
Paris Slum SceneA Paris slum : general aspect of the rue Delambre, with home industries, laundry and other occupations in progress
Collapsed house in Swedenborg Square, StepneyGazing at the ruins of their home, which collapsed soon after they fled - tenants of a house in Stepney. The house was typical of much of old housing in London
Inside a tent on Mitcham Common, the home to two men, their wives, and fourteen children of various ages. Mr. George Smith, social reformer of Coalville, Leicester
A Fish Auction in Columbia MarketIn 1869 Baroness Burdett-Coutts paid for the building of the great Columbia Market (for fish) between Hackney and Bethnal Green Roads on the site of Nova Scotia Gardens
New Tower Blocks Go UpA striking impression of modern flats being constructed on a slum clearance site, the Woodside Development Plan, in Sheffield
Landlord Rent / Slums / C19The Rent - or out you go! Landlord demands dues from woman and children for slum accomodation
Two men chatting, Falls Road, Belfast, Northern IrelandTwo men chatting on a corner in the Falls Road area of Belfast, Northern Ireland. Date: 1969
Over London by RailOVER LONDON BY RAIL If Victorian London could be summed up in one single image, this would be it !
The Walled City of Kowloon, Hong Kong. This illegally-built block was demolished in 1994 because of health fears, It was largely ungovernable
Rag n Bone man Stockport slum yardA Rag n Bone man pushes his barrow though a slum cummunal yard in Stockport, Cheshire, England. He is watched by small children. The property was demolished shortly afterwards Date: circa 1970
Slum communal yard, StockportSmall children and mongrel dogs beneath the washing lines in the communal back yard of slum property in Stockport, Cheshire, England. The property was demolished shortly afterwards Date: circa 1970
Boy in slum housing yardRear view of small fair-haired boy walking alone past dustbins and washing lines in the communal back yard of slum housing in Brinksway, Stockport, Cheshire, England
Slum housing, probably Manchester, early 1900s
Factory and workers houses
The SlumThis etching shows The Slum, located at Bullen Lane, Melbourne, in the Chinese Quarter. Figures can be seen in the alleyway under some erected scaffolding. Date: circa 1916
War on Glasgow Slums - Letting Light and Air into dark places - With grass plots in broader streets: new and recent apartment houses built in Coplawhill, Glasgow. Date: 1926
Jacobs IslandView of Folly ditch, Jacobs Island. Jacobs Island was a notorious slum in Bermondsey, London, in the 19th century, located on the south bank of the River Thames
Mince Collop Close, Greenock, ScotlandMince Collop Close, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland - undoubtedly " the vilest" of all the " numerous pen closes running from the low streets"
Bethnal Green - slum housesSlum houses in Crosland Street, Bethnal Green, London. Date: circa 1914
Girls - Street OrganSlum children in a London court dance to the music of a barrel organ. Date: 1870
Slum ChildrenA group of children, many of them barefoot; furthermore, it is quite probable that many of them neglected to brush their teeth last night. Date: early 20th century
MANCHESTER / SLUM STREETManchester: a slum street Date: 1843
STREET ARABS / EGG IN CAPThree street boys play a game of Egg in the Cap: An egg is thrown into a cap, the owner of which must attempt to strike one of his fellow players as they flee Date: late 19th century
KIDS PULLING ORANGE BOXA boy and his sister wheel their younger siblings about the streets in a wheelbarrow-like contraption they have made from an orange box and some pram wheels. Date: late 19th century
LONDON HOMELESS MISSIONA mission to the homeless and hopeless, in the East End of London Date: 1895
Landlord Demands RentThe Rent - or out you go! Landlord demands dues from woman and children for slum accommodation Date: circa 1880
SOCIAL SCENES / C19 SLUMSVisiting a slum home - two ladies and their manservant bring food to the hungry Date: circa 1830
Slum child eatingA small, dirty, barefoot boy on the doorstep of his slum home in Brinksway, Stockport Cheshire Date: circa 1970
Slum childA small fair-haired dirty boy wipes away tears with his thumb as he looks at the camera. Brinksway, Stockport condemned housing. North of England slums Date: circa 1970
London Slums - White Horse Yard, Coleman StreetBoarded up buildings at White Horse Yard, off Coleman Street in the City of London - one of the capitals Victorian slum areas. Date: circa 1902
London Slums - Angel Court, StrandA view of Angel Court, Strand - one of Londons Victorian slum areas. Date: circa 1902
Social Worker 1876An agent of the Protestant Detectorial Association visits a slum home and tries to sort out the family relationships of the household... Date: 1876
Glasgow Slum residentsResidents of an unidentified Glasgow slum. Date: 1896
Nell Gwyns HouseNell Gwyns house in Shepherds Market, London, shown here in a rather dilapidated condition. Date: 1930s
1930s Slum dwellings at St Pancras, LondonSlum housing in St Pancras shortly before its demolition. Date: circa 1936
Islington / Slum / 1875A workmans home : Rose & Crown Court, Islington, London
Hamburg, Germany - street in the Old TownHamburg, Germany - Korntragergang, a narrow street in the Old Town. Date: circa 1930s
London Slums - Boundary Street, ShoreditchA group of children at Boundary Street, Shoreditch - one of Londons Victorian slum areas. Date: circa 1902