Saffron Hill
Saffron Hill is a street in the modern borough of Camden (London, England), named after a historic estate used for the growing of saffron. In the mid-19th century, Saffron Hill was a poor neighbourhood and is the site of Fagin's Den in Oliver Twist (1837) by Charles Dickens.
In London Labour and the London Poor:
Of Groundsel and Chickweed Sellers. (1)
Of the Irish “Refuse”-Sellers. (1)
OF THE WOMEN STREET-SELLERS. (1)
Of the Old Clothes Exchange. (2)
The Dancing Dogs. (3)
Italian with Monkey. (3)
Illustration of Field Lane near Saffron Hill from Old and New London etc. by William H. Prior, c. 1873. Source: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
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Latitude: 51.520234800000
Longitude: -0.106658300000
Longitude: -0.106658300000