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GUIDED WALK: Charles Booth's Victorian Deptford

  • Asda Deptford Supermarket, 5-9 Deptford High Street, London SE8 4AD (map)
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A journey through late Victorian Deptford using the maps and notes of Charles Booth as he created his famous 'Poverty Maps'. This Guided Walk features excerpts from the notes Charles Booth made to compile his famous 'poverty maps'. We follow the route he took to establish the living conditions of the inhabitants of one of London's toughest late Victorian neighbourhoods. We hear from contemporary and other writers and commentators to complete a picture of Deptford's rich history as well as its modern 'gentrification'. Two-thirds of the way through this walk, we take a brief rest at one of the area's best pubs.