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and the air unbreathable due to soot? These were some of the conditions of Victorian Era London. In both “Dirty Old London” by Lee Jackson and “Great Expectations” by Charles Dickens, these disgusting conditions are discussed. London at this time was so filthy that it was difficult to live in for many reasons. Lee Jackson gives a detailed explanation of just how awful London was in his book “Dirty Old London”. The air alone was extremely dirty, and made going outside difficult. It contained “soot

development site within the City of London, critically appraise the extent to which that development delivers successful modern property development whilst at the same time respecting the historic sense of identity of the City of London as identified by Glinert. The City of London sometimes referred to as ‘the square mile’ denotes the area within the original old walled city built by the Romans in about AD50.1 One can still see evidence of roman heritage by visiting the London wall, built in around 200AD

has been paramount to London’s existence, essential to the domain of London as well as the economy. The River Thames flows eastward from the county of Gloucestershire to the English Channel. The River Thames was formerly used for barge traffic in the 1600’s, although it eventually embodied the Industrial Revolution, flourishing not only with enterprise, but disease as well (Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies [AICMS], 1998). Up until the year 1815 it was punitive to dispose of sewage directly

experience, after living in London for the last few months, I do not see how someone can not fall in love with this city. Being an immigrant can be tough; you get looked at differently, and may find it hard to find a job to support your family. However, that is not the case within London. Immigrants are welcomed economically, but are not always appreciated in the working world. In the novel Only in London, written by Hanan Al-Shykh, we find that these migrant characters come to London to reinvent themselves

The terrible air raids on London, also known as the Blitz, began in September of 1940 and were the beginning of World War II (“Worst Air Raid on London”). It was a devastating time for the English, especially with Adolf Hitler, the leader of the air raids, and his Luftwaffe was showing no mercy on anyone. Even though London faced a rough point in their lives, had no weapons or materials to fight back, and were loosing homes and loved ones, they somehow managed to pull through come out strong. The

St. Paul's Cathedral in London is the seat of the Bishop of London and a major London landmark. It is located on Ludgate Hill in the financial district known as the City of London. The present St. Paul's Cathedral, which was built between 1675 and 1710, is the fourth cathedral to occupy the site, which was sacred even before Christianity arrived. The cathedral's immediate predecessor was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666. The cathedral enjoyed by visitors today was designed by

Introduction The 2012 London Olympic Games, lasting from 25 July to 12 August 2012, was one of the largest events ever hosted in the UK. During this world-wide sport event, 4 billion people watched the opening ceremonies on television; more than 10,000 athletes from over 200 countries participated; 20 million people visited the city; and approximately $14 billion were generated (Kubo, 2014). For London and UK, hosting this mega-sport event provide them a great opportunity to boom the tourism industry

The capital city of England is London. It is also the most populous city in England and the U.K. London is one of the leading global cities in the world, with strengths in art, healthcare, media, tourism as well as research and development. Furthermore, London is also one of the world’s leading financial centres. Land Area: The land area of England is 130,395 km². England is bordered to the north by Scotland and west by Wales. Cropland accounts for 30% of the total land area, grazing/ grass 36%

The Corruption of England According to William Blake’s “London” England is corrupt; William Blake’s “London” stresses the seriousness of its condition. The citizens are poor and miserable, and the people have no help from the government or Church. William Blake demonstrates the corruption of London with the use of imagery. As the narrator of “London” walks the streets, he hears a variety of different sounds. The state of London is so terrible that he can hear their “manacles” (line 8) in every

The history of the Tower of London will amaze you on how the structure was built and how it came to be. Multiple executions were taken place in the tower of London, executions of many famous people. It soon became a prison to house prisoners. Was even involved in becoming a zoo. The Tower of London was to be built as a complex of mul-tiple other towers that later were added on in 1078 and soon finished in 1100. William the Conqueror had it built to pro-tect London from the British Empire, to be