Criminal Islington
The Story of Crime and Punishment in a Victorian Suburb
Islington Archeology & History Society, 1989
90 pages
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✔ Victorian London just off The City
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★★★★☆ Record of crimes, policing and prisons in Islington, my home in London. This is when British Empire was at its peak, yet, citizens of London lived in poverty. Hypocrisy.
🔽 Book review and notes 🔽
Collection of essays related to criminals, policing and prisons.
Being so closed to the City, Islington, especially Clerkenwell had a pretty bad history.
It’s interesting that there was no “police” outside of the City, and at the same time people realised that the petty crimes are born out of poverty so the policing and the housing improved the situation.
Crazy to think that the alleys in London were so poor yet they had the Empire.
In any case, interesting to know the area I know so well has such an interesting (but not very proud) history.
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