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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They crammed everyone close together. For those homeless/sleeping rough:
Penny sit-up: You could rest sitting on a bench but could not lay down, or really sleep (sleeping wasn’t including in the price)
Twopenny hangover: you would sleep hanging over a rope for two pennies
Four-penny coffin: finally some rest laying down packed like sardines, infested with bugs though (so said Orwell)
https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Two-Penny-Hangover/
This is for Victorian age but it continued into the 20th century (and tbf, so did the Victorian age)
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