Half Moon Street

Half Moon Street is a street in the City of Westminster  (London, England). It was built in the 18th century and is named after a public house that once was located on the site. Half Moon street is the setting for Algernon's home in the first act of The Importance of Being Earnest (1895) by Oscar Wilde (1854-1900).

In London Labour and the London Poor:

OF THE WOMEN STREET-SELLERS. (Volume 1)

Hackney Road

Hackney Road is an arterial route in London running from Shoreditch in the modern borough of Hackney to Cambridge Heath in Tower Hamlets, along the northern edge of Bethnal Green.

Of the Number of Street Stalls. (Volume 1)

Guy's Hospital

Guy's Hospital is a hospital in Southwark (London, England). It was founded in 1721 by philanthropist Thomas Guy and is an NHS hospital in modern times.

In London Labour and the London Poor:

The Old Woman “over the Water.” (Volume 2)

The Ballast-Heavers. (Volume 3)

Guildford

Guildford is a town in Surrey, England, southwest of London. It is now part of the Borough of Guildford and in the nineteenth century was a small town outside of London.

In London Labour and the London Poor:

Of the Donkeys of the Costermongers (Volume 1)

Of the Street-Buyers of Rags, Broken Metal, Bottles, Glass, and Bones. (Volume 2)

Guernsey

Guernsey is an island in the English Channel, off the coast of Normandy. It is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown Dependency, which is a self-governing possession of the British Crown.

In London Labour and the London Poor:

An Old Street Showman. (Volume 3)

Grosvenor Square

Grosvenor Square is a garden square in Mayfair, London. It was developed in the 18th century for fashionable residences.

In London Labour and the London Poor:

OF THE WOMEN STREET-SELLERS. (Volume 1)

Acrobat, or Street-Posturer. (Volume 3)

The Whistling Man. (Volume 3)

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