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AP Wolf
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Apwolf
Post Number: 1930
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, April 02, 2005 - 4:11 pm: | 
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I was surprised to find that many of the brothels and common lodging houses of the East End were actually owned by the Duke of Westminster in the LVP, and am hoping that others may have more information on this. |
Robert Charles Linford
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Robert
Post Number: 4344
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, April 02, 2005 - 4:14 pm: |
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AP, the Duke of Westminster owns huge chunks of London now, doesn't he?
Robert |
AP Wolf
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Apwolf
Post Number: 1931
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, April 02, 2005 - 4:40 pm: |
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Not sure, Robert, as I tend to live in the LVP these days. I was interested though because Inspector Chisholm seemed to be acting as the Duke of Westminster's un-official agent in the cleansing of his multiple brothels and lodging houses.
The East End was a much smaller place then.
I've found our good Chisholm involved in what could be a dummy run for the TTC case in 1891 in 1886 but I'll post that when sober- erano. |
Phil Hill
Inspector
Username: Phil
Post Number: 312
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, April 02, 2005 - 4:48 pm: |
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The "Grosvenor Estate" (the name of the Duke's of Westminter's estates based on their family name) are mainly in the west End - Belgravia (its heart), Mayfair, Pimlico etc. But that is NOT to say that they might not have owned 9and may still own) tracts of land elsewhere in London. I'd be VERY surprised if they didn't.
Phil |
Robert Charles Linford
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Robert
Post Number: 4345
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, April 02, 2005 - 5:10 pm: |
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AP, Chisholm was involved in a couple of interesting items, I remember - he had a spat with Baxter, and another item revealed that there was some uncertainty, just before 88, about what to do with wandering lunatics.
Robert |
AP Wolf
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Apwolf
Post Number: 1932
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, April 03, 2005 - 1:48 pm: |
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Yes Robert
that was 'The Murder and Suicide at Walworth', Dec 28th 1886, which did have reminders of the THC arrest and trial.
Chisholm was fluent in Gaelic so he was also useful in that regard.
Thanks Phil. |
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