THE LIVES AND LABOUR OF THE LONDON POOR : 1850 TO 1870
It’s barely possible to express British currency of the period 1850 to 1870 in modern values, and I think that it’s more helpful to cite average earnings, and what they might purchase. At the foot of each of these posts you’ll find a little menu, which would have been about all that the very poor could afford – if they were lucky. Recycling. We feel so virtuous, as we trot – or more likely drive – down to our local garbage dump with our redundant household artefacts. Even if we’ve driven there... Sign in to see full entry.