Lant Street, Southwark, in the Mid Nineteenth Century
Southwark's Lant Street and the Meddings family.
Investigates overcrowded Lant Street in Southwark's Mint district—Dickens's lodging as a boy—through 1851 census data on origins, occupations, and housing. Part two follows ten-year-old George Meddings and his family as an example of childhood employment and instability.