Gunner’s Cottages (1910)
Gunner’s Cottages (1910)
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Gunner’s Cottages, off Salamanca Street, Lambeth 1910.

Charles Booth, researching his Poverty Map of London, visited Gunner’s Cottages in 1892-1898:

"Gunner’s Cottages: entered through swing wooden door: dark blue to light blue, [colour guides indicating very poor / poor areas in his map]. Four 2-storey cottages, used to be tenanted by notorious dog-stealer. On his death, 50 dogs were found concealed in the yard.

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