Slum Dwellers of Seven Dials (People of a Victorian London Rookery)

Seven Dials was Victorian London's slum of “last resort for the poor and ill.” Imagined as the ‘new Covent Garden’, it declined into a warren of dirty overcrowded streets and, like St. Giles adjacent, home to the lower classes, thieves and prostitutes. We take a tour around the rookery, its pubs and lodging houses with Henry Mayhew to hear his first-hand account of the lives of its inhabitants. From tricksters to pickpockets and prostitutes - these are the people you can meet in Seven Dials. 👍 Support the channel (donations): https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/FactF... Do you like history? SUBSCRIBE and click the bell icon to keep up-to-date. Please support the channel by sharing this video on social media 📲 ✅ It really helps the channel grow so we can bring you more content to watch 📺 Thank you Check out more Victorian documentaries (Playlist):    • Victorians   Credits: Narration by markmanningmedia.com CC BY - Attic occupied by a family of ten persons; Lodging House in Field Lane by Wellcome Collection CC BY-SA – Seven Dials north-west facing by Clem Rutter; Seven Dials London WC2 by Mike Quinn #VictorianLondon #VictorianDocumentary #VictorianLondonDocumentary #VictorianEraDocumentary #FactFeast #VictorianLife #VictorianSlums #Victorian #19thCentury #StGilesSlum #SevenDials