I’ve seen maps of London at around this time and it is tiny compared to what it is now. Was the population density a lot higher? Did there used to be taller buildings? It seems strange to imagine so many people packed into such a small space. Ty
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In some houses people would sleep in shifts. If only five people fit on your mattress but you’re squeezing in ten, the night shift workers would get back at dawn when the day shift people were getting up and they would trade places. It was really just a place to rest between your 12 hour shifts at the factory.
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