London's East End

London's East End
Author: Jonathan Oates
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2018-05-30
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 152672412X

The East End is one of the most famous parts of London and it has had its own distinctive identity since the district was first settled in medieval times. It is best known for extremes of poverty and deprivation, for strong political and social movements, and for the extraordinary mix of immigrants who have shaped its history. Jonathan Oatess handbook is the ideal guide to its complex, rich and varied story and it is an essential source for anyone who wants to find out about an East End ancestor or carry out their own research into the area.He outlines in vivid detail the development of the neighbourhoods that constitute the East End. In a series of information-filled chapters, he explores East End industries and employment the docks, warehouses, factories, markets and shops. He looks at its historic poverty and describes how it gained a reputation for criminality, partly because of notorious criminals like Jack the Ripper and the Krays. This dark side to the history contrasts with the liveliness of the East End entertainments and the strong social bonds of the immigrants who made their home there Huguenots, Jews, Bangladeshis and many others.Throughout the book details are given of the records that researchers can consult in order to delve into the history for themselves online sites, archives, libraries, books and museums.

London's East End Through Time

London's East End Through Time
Author: Michael Foley
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2011-10-15
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 1445629291

This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which London's East End has changed and developed over the last century.

London's East End

London's East End
Author: Steve Lewis
Publisher: History Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780752454863

A history of London's East End

Historic England: London's East End

Historic England: London's East End
Author: Michael Foley
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2017-09-15
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 1445676656

An illustrated history one of England’s finest cities - London and its famous East End.

My East End

My East End
Author: Gilda O'Neill
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 529
Release: 2000-09-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 0141929383

'Every page is a delight. Every chapter made vivid by a writer who has poured heart and soul into her book' Val Hennessy, Daily Mail The East End of London - cockneys, criminals, street markets, pub singalongs, dog racing, jellied eels . . . It is a place at once appealing and unruly, comforting and incomprehensible. Gilda O'Neill, an East Ender herself, shows there is more to this fascinating area than a collection of clichéd images. Using oral history and more traditional sources, she builds up a powerful image of this community - bringing to us, with wit and honesty, the real story of London's East End WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT MY EAST END: 'A true and detailed account of a community that has been sadly lost' Amazon Reader Review 'Excellent reading for anyone interested in the early life of London, one can't help being mesmerised by the hardships they endured!' Amazon Reader Review 'An extremely interesting and well-researched book' Amazon Reader Review

East End 1888

East End 1888
Author: William J. Fishman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 343
Release: 1988
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780877225720

East End I888 documents in minute detail the social, political, and economic life in the notorious slums of East London during the reign of Queen Victoria. The setting for Jack the Ripper's atrocities, East End was synonymous with crime, filth, disease, and the dregs of humanity. W. J. Fishman focuses on a single year, one century ago and one century after the storming of the Bastille. Poignant accounts of homeless families choosing starvation rather than submitting to the inhumanity and separation of the workhouse are contrasted with lively reports of entertainment in music halls and "penny gaffs" or freak shows, where Joseph Merrick, The Elephant Man, was discovered. Providing numerous excerpts from contemporary newspapers, police records, workhouse journals, novels, medical reports, church sermons, and political debates, Fishman illuminates a slice of life in Victorian England. Author note: William J. Fishman is Professor of Political Studies at Queen Mary College, University of London.

Beyond the Tower

Beyond the Tower
Author: John Marriott
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 407
Release: 2011-11-29
Genre: History
ISBN: 0300177496

From Jewish clothing merchants to Bangladeshi curry houses, ancient docks to the 2012 Olympics, the area east of the City has always played a crucial role in London's history. The East End, as it has been known, was the home to Shakespeare's first theater and to the early stirrings of a mass labor movement; it has also traditionally been seen as a place of darkness and despair, where Jack the Ripper committed his gruesome murders, and cholera and poverty stalked the Victorian streets.In this beautifully illustrated history of this iconic district, John Marriott draws on twenty-five years of research into the subject to present an authoritative and endlessly fascinating account. With the aid of copious maps, archive prints and photographs, and the words of East Londoners from seventeenth-century silk weavers to Cockneys during the Blitz, he explores the relationship between the East End and the rest of London, and challenges many of the myths that surround the area.

The Little History of the East End

The Little History of the East End
Author: Dee Gordon
Publisher: The History Press
Total Pages: 189
Release: 2020-10-21
Genre: History
ISBN: 0750995785

The modern history of London's East End has been well-documented – but what of its ancient roots? From embryonic beginnings in the Stone Age, through Roman rule and civil wars, all the way to its jam-packed twentieth-century timeline, the East End has always been a place of innovation, diversity and change. Written by an East Ender with a love of her roots, The Little History of the East End is an engaging look at the area's history through the people that made it, one that will enthral and surprise both residents and visitors alike.

Glasgow's East End Through Time

Glasgow's East End Through Time
Author: Gordon Adams
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Total Pages: 191
Release: 2014-10-15
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 1445638541

This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Glasgow's East End has changed and developed over the last century.

The East End in Colour 1960-1980

The East End in Colour 1960-1980
Author: Chris Dorley-Brown
Publisher:
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2018
Genre: Architectural photography
ISBN: 9781910566312

Previously unpublished colour photographs of London's famous East End at a time before great social change.