West End

The West End of London is a district of central London, west of the City of London (London, England). Today, it includes many tourist attractions and entertainment venues including the West End theatres. The West End was developed in the 17th to 19th centuries as a fashionable district with expensive homes and places of entertainment.

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West India Quay

West India Quay is an area in the London Docklands, next to the West India Docks [link], in the modern borough of Tower Hamlets (London, England).

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MEETING OF TICKET-OF-LEAVE MEN (Volume 3)

West Indies

The West Indies is a subregion of North America in the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. It is often called the Caribbean. The term was used to describe areas colonized by European countries.

In London Labour and the London Poor:

Of the Life of a Street-Seller of Dog-Collars. (Volume 1) [as “West Ingees”]

The Coalbackers. (Volume 3)

The Ballast-Heavers. (Volume 3)

Wentworth Street

Wentworth Street is a street in the East End of London, near Brick Lane and Petticoat Lane. It was notable for its Jewish community in the late 19th and early 20th centuries

In London Labour and the London Poor:

OF THE WOMEN STREET-SELLERS. (Volume 1)

Webber Row

Webber Row is a road in the Waterloo area of London. It is now the site of Grade II listed historic blocks of flats built in the early 20th century.

In London Labour and the London Poor:

Of the Children Street-Sellers of London. (Volume 1)

Waterloo station

Waterloo station is a central London train station in the Waterloo area of the modern borough of Lambeth. The station was first opened in 1848 by the London and Southwestern Railway and rebuilt in the early 20th century.

In London Labour and the London Poor:

MEETING OF TICKET-OF-LEAVE MEN (Volume 3)

 

The Whistling Man. (Volume 3)

Waterloo Bridge

Waterloo Bridge is a bridge crossing the River Thames in London. The first bridge on the site was opened in 1817 as a toll bridge. It was the subject of the Waterloo Bridge series of paintings by impressionist Claude Monet. In the 1840s, it gained a reputation as a place for suicide attempts. In the early 1940s, the degraded first bridge was replaced with a new structure.                           

In London Labour and the London Poor:

Of Two Runaway Street-Boys. (Volume 1)

LONDON WATERMEN, LIGHTERMEN, AND STEAMBOAT-MEN. (Volume 3)

Waterford

Waterford is a city in County Waterford in the south-east of Ireland, in the province of Munster. It is known as the site of Waterford Crystal, a glassmaking factory in the city from 1783 to 2009.

In London Labour and the London Poor:

OF THE WOMEN STREET-SELLERS. (Volume 1)

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