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Offline Hilary F

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History of St Margaret's?
« on: Tuesday 14 October 14 20:28 BST (UK) »
A month or so ago, I stumbled upon a website that had details of life in the Parish of St Margaret's in the 1800s.  It included references to bad sanitation, poverty, violence, and said the parish was the worst place to live in the city at the time. For some reason I didn't bookmark it, and now I cannot find it again.  Does anyone know which website I am referring to and what the address might be?

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Re: History of St Margaret's?
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 14 October 14 20:49 BST (UK) »

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Re: History of St Margaret's?
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 14 October 14 21:05 BST (UK) »
No,I also thought it might have been but it doesn't have that bit of info in it.  Thanks anyway :-)

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Re: History of St Margaret's?
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 14 October 14 21:11 BST (UK) »
Actually - it is! :-D  but not that page, that was the one I kept getting.  Having thought again that you were right,  I just tried googling St Margaret's sanitation and found the right page http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=66566.  So thanks for giving me the extra nudge!

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Re: History of St Margaret's?
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 16 October 14 00:22 BST (UK) »
What a fascinating read

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Re: History of St Margaret's?
« Reply #5 on: Friday 24 October 14 08:54 BST (UK) »
I'll read that when I have some time, but I have just finished reading a book called The Slums of Leicester which was fascinating.  I dont think I appreciated how bad it was, and in real time, it wasnt actually that long ago.

My gt grannie lived in the slums as a girl and there was a photo of her street in the book.  I could have cried for how bad it was.
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Re: History of St Margaret's?
« Reply #6 on: Friday 24 October 14 09:29 BST (UK) »
It is hard to believe how bad things were back then.  My gt gt grandfather lived in St Margarets, it is said it was the worst place in Leicester to live in terms of housing, disease, poverty, etc.  His aunt was in the workhouse.  He did well though, rose above it and ended up very comfortably off.
I have that book in my Amazon basket, seeing what you have said about it has made my mind up over whether to get it - I will now :)  Thanks.
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