Russell Square is a garden square in Bloomsbury, in the modern borough of Camden (London, England). It was constructed in the early 19th century and was typically occupied by upper-middle-class families.
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Great Portland Street, formerly Portland Street, is a street in the West End, in the City of Westminster (London, England). The street was developed in the mid-18th century and by the mid-19th century was a primarily middle-class area.
Notting Hill is a district in the modern borough of Kensington and Chelsea (London, England). Notting Hill has been associated with artists since the 1870s and is known for being a multicultural neighbourhood. In 1958, it was the site of the Notting Hill race riots, when white working class residents of the area attacked members of the Black community.
Leather Lane is a street in Holborn, in the modern borough of Camden (London, England). It is the site of the Leather Lane Market, the oldest street market in Camden. Brooke's Market, an open-air butchers market, was established on the site in the late 17th century. There is still a market at the site today, selling food, clothes, and other cheap products.
In London Labour and the London Poor:
Of the Removals of Costermongers from the Streets. (1)
Kilburn Wells was a well of chalybeate waters in Kilburn (London, England). The well was discovered in 1714 and demolished in the 19th century. Its exact location is disputed.
Holloway is a district in the modern borough of Islington (London, England). It was expanded into in the urban development of the 19th century. Holloway was the site of Holloway prison, opened in 1852 as a mixed-sex prison, which became a women-only prison in 1903 and was closed in 2016. In the early 20th century, many famous suffragettes were imprisoned in Holloway.
Clerkenwell is an area in central (London, England), in the modern borough of Islington. Clerkenwell is named after the Clerks' Well in Farringdon Lane, and in the Elizabethan era was a site of general debauchery and a notorious brothel quarter due to its location outside of the City of London walls. During the Industrial Revolution, Clerkenwell became a centre for breweries, distilleries, printing and manufacturing. Clerkenwell has also been associated with radicalism, including the Chartists movement of the 19th century.
The Caledonian Road (previously Chalk Road), is a road in the modern Borough of Islington (London, England). It runs between Camden Road and Pentonville Road. The road was built in 1826 as a toll road by the Battle Bridge and Holloway Road Company. The name was changed from Chalk Road to Caledonian road after the Royal Caledonian Asylum in the area.
