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Folly Ditch, Jacobs Island, (c1878). Creator: Unknown

Folly Ditch, Jacob's Island, (c1878). Jacob's Island, a notorious slum on the south bank of the River Thames in Bermondsey, London, was made famous in Charles Dickens's novel Oliver Twist. The villain Bill Sikes is chased by police and dies in the mud of Folly Ditch'. From Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, And Its Places. The Southern Suburbs, Volume VI, by Edward Walford. [Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co. London, Paris & New York, c1878]

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The Horns Tavern, Kennington, in 1820, (c1878). Creator: Unknown

The Horns Tavern, Kennington, in 1820, (c1878). The Horns tavern in Kennington, south London, acted as a meeting place, lecture hall and exhibition space. The court of the Manor of Kennington met here in the 18th century and Surrey Cricket Club was founded here in the 19th century. It was rebuilt in 1887, and demolished in the 1960s. From Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, And Its Places. The Southern Suburbs, Volume VI, by Edward Walford. [Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co. London, Paris & New York, c1878]

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Dunster Castle, home of the Fownes-Luttrell family, Somerset, c1880

Dunster Castle, home of the Fownes-Luttrell family, Somerset, c1880. A print from A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland, edited by Reverend FO Morris, Volume VI, William Mackenzie, London, c1880. Wood-engraved plates after paintings by Benjamin Fawcett and Alexander Francis Lydon

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