Somerset House

Somerset House is a grand complex overlooking the River Thames, in the City of Westminster (London, England). It dates from the Georgian period and was built on the site of a Tudor Palace belonging to the Duke of Somerset.

In London Labour and the London Poor:

Of the Life of a Street-Seller of Dog-Collars. (Volume 1)

Somers Town

Somers Town is a district in the modern borough of Camden (London, England).

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OF THE WOMEN STREET-SELLERS. (Volume 1)

Of Street Piemen. (Volume 1)

The Rat-Killer. (Volume 3)

Soho Square

Soho Square is a garden square in Soho, in the City of Westminster, London. It was built in the late 1670s as fashionable housing and originally called King's Square, after Charles II, with a statue of the King in the centre of the square. It was likely renamed Soho Square in the late 18th century. The House of Charity, founded in 1846, was located at No. 9. Rose Street (now Manette Street) and moved around the corner to No. 1 Greek Street in 1861.

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Smyrna

Smyrna was an ancient Greek city located on the Mediterranean sea, currently part of the Anatolia province of Turkey. It was renamed Izmir in 1930.

In London Labour and the London Poor:

Of the Street-Sellers of Petticoat and Rosemary-Lanes. (Volume 2)

Smithfield Pens

"Smithfield pens" likely refers to working at the Smithfield livestock market in London. The Smithfield Market is one of the oldest markets in London, founded in the 10th century for the selling of livestock and later meat and poultry. It is located in the Smithfield district of the City of London. The present covered market on the site was designed by Sir Horace Hones and completed in 1868.

In London Labour and the London Poor:

Meeting of Thieves. (Volume 1)

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