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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I’m currently listening to “The Victorian City” by Judith Flanders (an anthropologist) and she goes into detail about this. Certain areas of London were extremely densely packed, with rows upon rows of slums, and people sleeping ten to a room. There would be a family of five living in a room, then a man or even a young child renting a corner from them. It was crazy! I highly recommend the book, it’s endlessly fascinating.
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