Old Gravel Lane
Old Gravel lane is a street in Wapping, in the modern borough of Tower Hamlets (London, England).
In London Labour and the London Poor edition:
Phase 1
Newman Street
Newman Street is a street in the City of Westminster (London, England).
In London Labour and the London Poor edition:
Phase 1
Tom-tom Players. (Volume 3): "I’ve also been to Mr. Dobson, who used to live in Newman-street. I’ve sat to him in my costume for several pictures. In one of them I was like a chief’s son, or something of that, smoking a hubble-bubble."
Of the Street-Sellers of Rhubarb and Spice.
A map of the locations plotted in the article "Of the Street-Sellers of Rhubarb and Spice." by Henry Mayhew, in Volume 1 of London Labour and the London Poor.
This map is part of the COVE London Labour and the London Poor edition.
Statement of a Returned Convict.
A map of the locations plotted in the article "Statement of a Returned Convict" by Henry Mayhew, in Volume 3 of London Labour and the London Poor.
This map is part of the COVE London Labour and the London Poor edition.
Meeting of the Ballast-Heavers’ Wives.
A map of the locations plotted in the article "Meeting of the Ballast-Heavers’ Wives." by Henry Mayhew, in Volume 3 of London Labour and the London Poor.
This map is part of the COVE London Labour and the London Poor edition.
Asylums
In the novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, Bertha suffers from a severe mental illness. Mr. Rochester, Bertha’s husband, locked Bertha in the attic and hired someone to look after her when her mental illness became prominent. Although Rochester did take some measures to provide care for Bertha, she needed far more help than what was provided to her. One option could have been for Bertha to live in a mental asylum.
Coaching Inns (as presented in Victorian England)
Coaching Inns, during the Victorian Era, acted with various means during this time. They primarily acted as a mode for long-distance travel and would usually be spaced out from each other every seven to ten miles in England (“Coaching Inns in Early 19th Century England”). Additionally, they also acted as a means of connecting the Royal Mail, and they also completed other services (“Coaching Inns in Early 19th Century England”).
The Sewerman.
A map of the locations plotted in the article "The Sewerman." by Henry Mayhew, in Volume 3 of London Labour and the London Poor.
This map is part of the COVE London Labour and the London Poor edition.