Descriptive map of London Poverty Section 36 1889 HG1571/23 Copperas Lane in the South

Copperas Lane in the South East and Ludwick House in the South West

A crowd of people skate and amuse themselves on the frozen Serpentine

Cadogan Street in the North East

The area around the docks was one of the poorest in the country

which could swing out to discharge and load cargoes from waiting ships and barges

Descriptive map of London Poverty Section 36 1889 HG1571/23 Copperas Lane in the SouthSection 36 of the original Descriptive map of London Poverty, 1889, compiled and hand coloured by Charles Booth and assistants. The section covers the area between Old Barge House Street in the North West; British Wharf in the North East; Adam Court in the South East and St Mary's Street in the South West. The districts covered are Borough and Elephant and Castle.