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A Workhouse was set up here in Salisbury-street, 1725, there are now in it 47 Men and Women, and 11 Children, under the Care of a Steward. They that are able to work are chiefly employed in picking Ockam and spinning Mopp Yarn.
The parish of St Olave established a ‘poor house’ or ‘house of industry’ in Salisbury Street (now Wilson Grove) in 1725. The decision was taken in 1791 to erect a new purpose-built workhouse building on the south side of Russell Street on the site of Tanner Street Park. Indoor and outdoor relief.
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Robsons 1832 directory index. This is the earliest street directory I have found so far which also includes pub history detail. Salisbury street, Bermondsey. Salisbury Arms, Handley Mary. Three Compasses, Head John Henry.
Sep 29, 2018 · The battle commenced from Day One with Bermondsey’s plans for the first replacement estate on the site of the Salisbury Street slum, where 1300 people lived on just 4 acres. It was to be a small estate of just 54 three bedroomed cottages, each with a living room, scullery, larder, bathroom and lavatory and hot and cold water.
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