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Jacob's Island

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Jacob's Island
Jacob's Island

Jacob's Island was a notorious slum in Bermondsey, London, in the 19th century. It was located on the south bank of the River Thames, approximately delineated by the modern streets of Mill Street, Bermondsey Wall West, George Row and Wolseley Street. Jacob's Island developed a reputation as one of the worst slums in London, and was popularised by the Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist, published shortly before the area was cleared in the 1860s.

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Jacob's Island
Bermondsey Wall West, London Bermondsey (London Borough of Southwark)

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Bermondsey Wall West
SE16 4TH London, Bermondsey (London Borough of Southwark)
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