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Slum Collection

Background imageSlum Collection: Street in Wapping, East End of London

Street in Wapping, East End of London
A view of a narrow street in Wapping, East London. A group of children are at hand to observe the proceedings

Background imageSlum Collection: The Gullet, Stafford Street, Birmingham

The Gullet, Stafford Street, Birmingham
Under the Artisans and Labourers dwellings Improvement Act, 1875, slum areas like the gullet were cleared and improved. Date: 16 December 1876

Background imageSlum Collection: Jewish Children, East End of London

Jewish Children, East End of London
A crowd of Jewish children in the East End of London

Background imageSlum Collection: London Slums - Feathers Court, Drury Lane

London Slums - Feathers Court, Drury Lane
Old tea chests and a cart at Feathers Court, Drury Lane - one of Londons Victorian slum areas. Date: circa 1902

Background imageSlum Collection: Mint Street Workhouse, Southwark, south London

Mint Street Workhouse, Southwark, south London
View 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

Background imageSlum Collection: Liverpool Slum 1912

Liverpool Slum 1912
Liverpool : a sunless court, finally closed in 1912 by the Health Committee of Liverpool City Council

Background imageSlum Collection: Falls Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Falls Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland
The 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

Background imageSlum Collection: Devonshire Place, Lisson Grove, London

Devonshire Place, Lisson Grove, London
Devonshire 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

Background imageSlum Collection: London Terraced Housing

London Terraced Housing
A row of Victorian terraced houses in an East London street, due for demolition

Background imageSlum Collection: Paris Slum Scene

Paris Slum Scene
A Paris slum : general aspect of the rue Delambre, with home industries, laundry and other occupations in progress

Background imageSlum Collection: Pitmen encamped - evicted coal miner and his dwelling

Pitmen encamped - evicted coal miner and his dwelling
A 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

Background imageSlum Collection: Collapsed house in Swedenborg Square, Stepney

Collapsed house in Swedenborg Square, Stepney
Gazing 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

Background imageSlum Collection: Inside a tent on Mitcham Common

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

Background imageSlum Collection: A Fish Auction in Columbia Market

A Fish Auction in Columbia Market
In 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

Background imageSlum Collection: New Tower Blocks Go Up

New Tower Blocks Go Up
A striking impression of modern flats being constructed on a slum clearance site, the Woodside Development Plan, in Sheffield

Background imageSlum Collection: Landlord Rent / Slums / C19

Landlord Rent / Slums / C19
The Rent - or out you go! Landlord demands dues from woman and children for slum accomodation

Background imageSlum Collection: Two men chatting, Falls Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Two men chatting, Falls Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Two men chatting on a corner in the Falls Road area of Belfast, Northern Ireland. Date: 1969

Background imageSlum Collection: Over London by Rail

Over London by Rail
OVER LONDON BY RAIL If Victorian London could be summed up in one single image, this would be it !

Background imageSlum Collection: The Walled City of Kowloon, Hong Kong

The Walled City of Kowloon, Hong Kong. This illegally-built block was demolished in 1994 because of health fears, It was largely ungovernable

Background imageSlum Collection: Rag n Bone man Stockport slum yard

Rag n Bone man Stockport slum yard
A 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

Background imageSlum Collection: Slum communal yard, Stockport

Slum communal yard, Stockport
Small 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

Background imageSlum Collection: Boy in slum housing yard

Boy in slum housing yard
Rear 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

Background imageSlum Collection: Slum housing, probably Manchester, early 1900s

Slum housing, probably Manchester, early 1900s

Background imageSlum Collection: Factory and workers houses

Factory and workers houses

Background imageSlum Collection: The Slum

The Slum
This 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

Background imageSlum Collection: War on Glasgow Slums - Letting Light and Air into dark places - With grass plots in

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

Background imageSlum Collection: Jacobs Island

Jacobs Island
View 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

Background imageSlum Collection: Mince Collop Close, Greenock, Scotland

Mince Collop Close, Greenock, Scotland
Mince Collop Close, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland - undoubtedly " the vilest" of all the " numerous pen closes running from the low streets"

Background imageSlum Collection: Bethnal Green - slum houses

Bethnal Green - slum houses
Slum houses in Crosland Street, Bethnal Green, London. Date: circa 1914

Background imageSlum Collection: Girls - Street Organ

Girls - Street Organ
Slum children in a London court dance to the music of a barrel organ. Date: 1870

Background imageSlum Collection: Slum Children

Slum Children
A 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

Background imageSlum Collection: MANCHESTER / SLUM STREET

MANCHESTER / SLUM STREET
Manchester: a slum street Date: 1843

Background imageSlum Collection: STREET ARABS / EGG IN CAP

STREET ARABS / EGG IN CAP
Three 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

Background imageSlum Collection: KIDS PULLING ORANGE BOX

KIDS PULLING ORANGE BOX
A 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

Background imageSlum Collection: LONDON HOMELESS MISSION

LONDON HOMELESS MISSION
A mission to the homeless and hopeless, in the East End of London Date: 1895

Background imageSlum Collection: Landlord Demands Rent

Landlord Demands Rent
The Rent - or out you go! Landlord demands dues from woman and children for slum accommodation Date: circa 1880

Background imageSlum Collection: SOCIAL SCENES / C19 SLUMS

SOCIAL SCENES / C19 SLUMS
Visiting a slum home - two ladies and their manservant bring food to the hungry Date: circa 1830

Background imageSlum Collection: Slum child eating

Slum child eating
A small, dirty, barefoot boy on the doorstep of his slum home in Brinksway, Stockport Cheshire Date: circa 1970

Background imageSlum Collection: Slum child

Slum child
A 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

Background imageSlum Collection: Hamburg, Germany - street in the Old Town

Hamburg, Germany - street in the Old Town
Hamburg, Germany - Korntragergang, a narrow street in the Old Town. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageSlum Collection: London Slums - White Horse Yard, Coleman Street

London Slums - White Horse Yard, Coleman Street
Boarded up buildings at White Horse Yard, off Coleman Street in the City of London - one of the capitals Victorian slum areas. Date: circa 1902

Background imageSlum Collection: London Slums - Angel Court, Strand

London Slums - Angel Court, Strand
A view of Angel Court, Strand - one of Londons Victorian slum areas. Date: circa 1902

Background imageSlum Collection: London Slums - Boundary Street, Shoreditch

London Slums - Boundary Street, Shoreditch
A group of children at Boundary Street, Shoreditch - one of Londons Victorian slum areas. Date: circa 1902

Background imageSlum Collection: Social Worker 1876

Social Worker 1876
An agent of the Protestant Detectorial Association visits a slum home and tries to sort out the family relationships of the household... Date: 1876

Background imageSlum Collection: Glasgow Slum residents

Glasgow Slum residents
Residents of an unidentified Glasgow slum. Date: 1896

Background imageSlum Collection: Nell Gwyns House

Nell Gwyns House
Nell Gwyns house in Shepherds Market, London, shown here in a rather dilapidated condition. Date: 1930s

Background imageSlum Collection: 1930s Slum dwellings at St Pancras, London

1930s Slum dwellings at St Pancras, London
Slum housing in St Pancras shortly before its demolition. Date: circa 1936

Background imageSlum Collection: Back to Back Slums

Back to Back Slums
Typical Victorian back to back slum houses, with tiny back yards, Bath Street area of Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England. Scheduled for demolition under Town Planning

Background imageSlum Collection: Islington / Slum / 1875

Islington / Slum / 1875
A workmans home : Rose & Crown Court, Islington, London

Background imageSlum Collection: Mexican Slums 1982

Mexican Slums 1982
Slum conditions in Michacan, Mexico, Central America. Date: 1982

Background imageSlum Collection: Nicaraguan Slums 1982

Nicaraguan Slums 1982
Slum conditions in Managua, Nicaragua, Central America. Date: 1982

Background imageSlum Collection: Berlin Canal 1930S

Berlin Canal 1930S
A canal in a slum district of Berlin, Germany. Date: early 1930s

Background imageSlum Collection: Satirical cartoon on poverty, WW1

Satirical cartoon on poverty, WW1
A satirical cartoon by the German artist George Grosz, showing three people living in a slum. An elderly woman sits on a chair, a young boy is slumped at the table

Background imageSlum Collection: Gypsy Camp near Latimer road, London

Gypsy Camp near Latimer road, London
Sketches of gypsy life: an encampment near Latimer road, Notting Hill. Mr. George Smith, social reformer of Coalville, Leicester, can been seen conversing with a gypsy family in the fore ground. 1879

Background imageSlum Collection: Field Lane Holborn / Slum

Field Lane Holborn / Slum
A London slum street - Field Lane, Holborn : note the business premises of Scrooge and Fagan... Date: circa 1840

Background imageSlum Collection: Frying Pan Alley, East End of London

Frying Pan Alley, East End of London
A view of Frying Pan Alley, a narrow thoroughfare in the Spitalfields area of Londons East End

Background imageSlum Collection: House to Let, Chapel Street, Spitalfields, East London

House to Let, Chapel Street, Spitalfields, East London
A run-down building described as a House to Let on Chapel Street, Spital Square, Spitalfields, in the East End of London. A line of children watch the photographer

Background imageSlum Collection: Row of Terraced Houses

Row of Terraced Houses
A row of old terraced houses, now demolished under the slum clearance scheme, in East London

Background imageSlum Collection: Working Class Slums

Working Class Slums
Working class Victorian slum houses, with sash windows and slate roofs in poor repair, London. Date: 1930s

Background imageSlum Collection: Slum Scenes Whitechapel

Slum Scenes Whitechapel
A slum interior in Millers Court, Whitechapel

Background imageSlum Collection: Whitechapel / Slums / 1870

Whitechapel / Slums / 1870
Wentworth Street, Whitechapel - life on the pavements

Background imageSlum Collection: Bethnal Green / Slum / 1863

Bethnal Green / Slum / 1863
Bethnal Green, London : interior of a garret at No 10, Hollybush- Place; a workman describes conditions to a visiting inspector

Background imageSlum Collection: Back alley between slums, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Back alley between slums, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Litter-strewn back alley between slums, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Date: 1969

Background imageSlum Collection: Woman undressing baby, Falls Road, Northern Ireland

Woman undressing baby, Falls Road, Northern Ireland
A mother undresses her baby, in preparation for bathing it in a bowl, living in squalid conditions in a slum bedsit on the Falls Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Background imageSlum Collection: Woman bathing baby, Falls Road, Northern Ireland

Woman bathing baby, Falls Road, Northern Ireland
A mother dries her baby after its bath, living in squalid conditions in a slum bedsit on the Falls Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Date: 1969

Background imageSlum Collection: Building damaged in a riot, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Building damaged in a riot, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Building with ground floor tobacconists shop, damaged in a riot in Belfast, Northern Ireland and boarded up with corrugated iron. Date: 1969

Background imageSlum Collection: Protestant woman, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Protestant woman, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Protestant woman with a Union flag purse in her pocket, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Date: 1969

Background imageSlum Collection: Damaged front door, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Damaged front door, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Front door damaged in a riot, Falls Road area of Belfast, Northern Ireland. Date: 1969

Background imageSlum Collection: Broken window, Falls Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Broken window, Falls Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Broken window in the Falls Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Date: 1969

Background imageSlum Collection: Houses damaged in a riot, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Houses damaged in a riot, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Houses damaged in a riot in Belfast, Northern Ireland. One house has the front door and ground floor window bricked up. Date: 1969

Background imageSlum Collection: Salford Drink Fountain

Salford Drink Fountain
Men, children and even dogs slake their thirst at a Standard drinking fountain in Salford, Manchester. Date: 1860

Background imageSlum Collection: Slum Living Philippines

Slum Living Philippines
A makeshift home on the street at Jolo, Sulu Islands, Philippines. Date: 1985

Background imageSlum Collection: Slum Housing Java 1971

Slum Housing Java 1971
Aerial view of slum housing in the centre of Java, Indonesia. Date: 1971

Background imageSlum Collection: Social / Philadelphia Slum

Social / Philadelphia Slum
People in St Mary Street, in the slum area of Philadelphia Date: 1875

Background imageSlum Collection: Social / Slum home 1921

Social / Slum home 1921
A family of four at the bottom of the social scale Date: 1921

Background imageSlum Collection: Slum Children / Hoxton

Slum Children / Hoxton
Slum children from Hoxton, London, sitting at the side of the road playing cards with cigarette cards and the odd playing card Date: early 20th century

Background imageSlum Collection: Social / Slums / Britain / C19

Social / Slums / Britain / C19
Slum housing in Dent, Yorkshire. Date: 1830

Background imageSlum Collection: Manchester Slum

Manchester Slum
Manchester : interior of a slum dwelling at no 18, Back Queen Street, Deansgate - a mattress, a mantelpiece, nothing else... Date: 1862

Background imageSlum Collection: Liverpool Slum

Liverpool Slum
Liverpool : slum buildings at Richmond Fair Date: 1894

Background imageSlum Collection: Dorian Gray Walking Home

Dorian Gray Walking Home
Dorian walks home through the dimly-lit streets. Date: First published: 1891

Background imageSlum Collection: Mr Wells Coates

Mr Wells Coates
The architect, Mr. Wells Coates, founder of the Mars (Modern Architectural Research) group, originator of the flatlet, designer of public utility buildings, such as broadcasting studios

Background imageSlum Collection: Re-development of St. Johns Wood area, London

Re-development of St. Johns Wood area, London
Re-development of St. Johns Wood area in London during the 1930s. Workmen lay new cables and pipes to service the new blocks and apartments Date: 1930s

Background imageSlum Collection: 18, 000 farthings for London Slum Childrens Breakfasts

18, 000 farthings for London Slum Childrens Breakfasts
18, 000 farthings collected in 1907 by R Arnold of 15 Mount Pleasant, Tunbridge Wells, Kent for the charitable purchase of London Slum Childrens Breakfasts. Date: 1907

Background imageSlum Collection: In a slum area, Ponce, Puerto Rico

In a slum area, Ponce, Puerto Rico. Date 1941 Dec



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