Camberwell Road

Camberwell Road is a road in Camberwell, a district in the modern borough of Southwark (London, England). Until the mid-19th century, Camberwell was a rural retreat for Londoners and was developed with the arrival of the railways in the 19th century.

In London Labour and the London Poor:

Of the Number of Street Stalls.(Volume 1)

Calais

Calais is a city in Northern France, overlooking the Strait of Dover. It has historically been a major port for trading with England, and was under English control from 1347 to 1558.

In London Labour and the London Poor:  

Acrobat, or Street-Posturer. (Volume 3)

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Buttevant

Buttevant is a medieval market town in North County Cork, Ireland. It is located between Limerick and Cork.

In London Labour and the London Poor:

The Whistling Man. (Volume 3)

Butcher row

Butcher Row is a street in Whitechapel in the modern borough of Tower Hamlets (London, England).

In London Labour and the London Poor:

Statement of a Photographic Man. (Volume 3)

Bury

Bury St. Edmunds (locally referred to as Bury) is a market and cathedral town in Suffolk, London. The cathedral, Bury St. Edmunds Abbey, is located near the town centre.

In London Labour and the London Poor:

Statement of a Beggar. (Volume 1)

Experience of a Running Patterer. (Volume 1)

Bunhill Row

Bunhill Row is a street in the district of St. Luke's, in the modern borough of Islington (London, England). The Artillery Ground of the Honourable Artillery Company are located on its easy side. In the mid-nineteenth century it was the location of the Blue Anchor Tavern, owned by Jemmy Shaw, a pioneer of dog-fighting and rat-fighting. The tavern is now the Artillery Arms.

In London Labour and the London Poor:

OF THE WOMEN STREET-SELLERS. (Volume 1)

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