Jacob's Island

Links and information

Descriptions

Henry Mayhew: a Visit to the Cholera Districts of Bermondsey

Henry Mayhew: the Steam Biscuit Manufactury of Messrs Peak, Freen & Co.

The Rev. W. Lees Bell: The History of Bermondsey chapter IV, Jacob's Island

H.W. Jackson: Jacob's Island

Charles Dickens: Oliver Twist

Property deeds

Links

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The Neckinger River

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Victorian London in Depth

Diet, Health and Sanitation

Dirt, not destitution, causes fever

Cholera