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Lee McLoughlin
Sergeant
Username: Lee
Post Number: 50
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Monday, March 14, 2005 - 4:18 am: | 
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Does anybody how many people could stay at Crossingham's Lodge at any one time?
Thanks in advance,
Lee |
Leanne Perry
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Leanne
Post Number: 1711
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Monday, March 14, 2005 - 4:45 am: |
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G'day Lee,
Crossingham's Lodging House had over 300 beds and I believe it was constantly full.
LEANNE |
Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 1769
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Monday, March 14, 2005 - 11:04 am: |
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The following figures from two census returns may be of interest:
Crossingham's Lodging House:
1881: Nos 16-19 Dorset Street:
Number of residents - 167
1891: No 35 Dorset Street
Number of residents - 78 |
AP Wolf
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Apwolf
Post Number: 1851
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Monday, March 14, 2005 - 4:48 pm: |
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One could always ask uncle Charles, aka Executive Superintendent Charles Henry Cutbush of Scotland Yard for he was directly in charge of all Whitechapel common lodging houses in 1888.
He could have also told you how many policemen walked past the front door every hour, as that was his remit as well.
The lodging houses were massive, the famous one on Fieldgate Street housed more than a thousand brave souls. A few Marxists amongst them. |
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