Bluegate Fields
Encyclopedia
Bluegate Fields was one of the worst slum
areas that once existed just north of the old, east London docks during the Victorian era
. Two streets in the area had actually been named Bluegate Fields at different times – present-day Dellow St. (along the eastern edge of the St. George’s-in-the-East church yard) is one of them – Cable Street
(along the northern edge of the church yard) is the other.
Slum
A slum, as defined by United Nations agency UN-HABITAT, is a run-down area of a city characterized by substandard housing and squalor and lacking in tenure security. According to the United Nations, the percentage of urban dwellers living in slums decreased from 47 percent to 37 percent in the...
areas that once existed just north of the old, east London docks during the Victorian era
Victorian era
The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence...
. Two streets in the area had actually been named Bluegate Fields at different times – present-day Dellow St. (along the eastern edge of the St. George’s-in-the-East church yard) is one of them – Cable Street
Cable Street
Cable Street is a mile-long road in the East End of London, with several historic landmarks nearby, made famous by "the Battle of Cable Street" of 1936.-Location:Cable Street runs between the edge of The City and Limehouse:...
(along the northern edge of the church yard) is the other.
External links
- Description from victorianlondon.org.
- Map containing the 1746 location of Bluegate Field (just north of the church yard of St. George’s-in-the-east).
- Brief but informative description of Blue Gate Fields.