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A Place to Call Home: Poverty and Housing in London

Title
A Place to Call Home: Poverty and Housing in London
Description
A joint collaboration between University of London and The London School of Economics (LSE). This exhibition will chart the cultural, economic and political history of the capital over the past 200 years.
Content
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Contributor
Senate House Library, University of London LogoSenate House Library
Type
Exhibition
Date
2026
Subject
Social History
Local and Regional History
Urban History
Geographical Area
Britain and Ireland
Coloured poverty map of Bloomsbury picturing Keppel Street, Montague Place and Russel Square.
Hand-coloured Descriptive Map of London Poverty (Sheet 61) - Bloomsbury 1898-99. Ref: Booth/E/2/29. Charles Booth Archive, courtesy of London School of Economics.
Coloured poverty map of Bloomsbury picturing Keppel Street, Montague Place and Russel Square.