Of the Experience of a Street Author, or Poet. (Volume 1): "'I was born at Newcastle-under-Lyne," the man said, "but was brought to London when, I believe, I was only three months old.'"
Newcastle upon Tyne (or Newcastle) is the largest city in Northeast England. It is located on the banks of the River Tyne. Newcastle became a print centre in the 18th century as well as a producer of flint glass. In the 19th century, its core industries included shipbuilding, heavy engineering, and pottery, and the industrialization resulted in the urbanisation of the city.
In London Labour and the London Poor:
Of the Cheap Johns, or Street Hansellers. (Volume 1)
Of the Preparation and Quantity of Sheep’s Trotters, and of the Street-sellers. (Volume 1)
The New Road was a toll road which first opened in 1756 around the northern boundaries of London, England. The New Road was divided into several roads in the 19th century, becoming Marylebone Road, Euston Road, Pentonville Road, and later City Road and Moorgate.