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Lambeth Poverty Map (Map IIa), 1891

Lambeth Poverty Map (Map IIa), 1891

Lambeth Poverty Map (Map IIa), 1891

Extracts from Map 2, Section S. W. and Map 2, Section S. E., published with the appendix to Volume II of the Survey by Stanford's Geographical Establishment, 1891.

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Extracts from maps of London Poverty, taken from the 'Survey of Life and Labour of the People in London' by Charles Booth (1840-1916).

These extracts, showing Vauxhall and North Brixton, have fewer pockets of the poorest section of the community, which lay along the river front.

They reflect the overcrowding and develop-ment that followed the advent of the railways and the opening of Vauxhall Bridge, which made the area more accessible to workers from across the river.

It is noteworthy that the ribbon development along the main roads consisted mainly of well-to-do middle class residences.


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Historical maps of Lambeth
 
Map of the
"Brixton Hundreds",
1648
 
Map of the Fortification of London and Suburbs, c.1700
Fortification of London
and Suburbs, c.1700
 
The Road from London towards East Grinstead, 1790
The Road from
London towards
East Grinstead, 1790
 
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