Other mentions in newspapers put Lucy's Building at Laystall St, Vine St, Leather Lane ...
Description here:
"Lucy's buildings ... is singularly well adapted for the purposes of destroying health: contiuning from the steps from the end of Leather-lane, and crossing at a steep gradient the street already alluded to, we come to three double rows of buildings, each containing twelve houses (rent 3
s. 3
d. a week) of three rooms each. The lowest court is reached by nine steps: at the top of the steps is a sort of narrow back-yard, in which are conveniences, one for each two houses. Nothing can be worse than this arrangement,- but we cannot go into details. The backs of the rooms built against this bank are damp, and most unfavourable to health. In the lower court is an untrapped gully-hole, which is also most offensive: here cholera was a visitor, and fever seems to be held in terror. The water-cistern was empty on Saturday evening, and would continue so until Monday afternnon. This court, badly as it is situated, might be materially improved in condition by two things - viz., and unlimited supply of water, and the application of proper traps to the closets and gully-holes."
from "The Labourer's friend"
Author: Society for the Improvement of the Condition of the Labouring Classes (London, England) Society for Improving the Condition of the Labouring Classes (London, England)
Publication Date: 1853
Also appearing in various newspapers eg:
"Mr. Holmes mentions that 'Lucy's buildings are very close, thickly inhabited by working people, and the greater part built over the old sewer. The inhabitants are very poor. There is a public pump, but the supply of water scanty.' "
Wednesday, Dec. 31, 1851 The Times
Compare this to another mention:
"Mr. Holmes describes this place as follows: - 'Lucy's buildings is very close and confined, built directly over the old Fleet sewer, and occupied by very poor Irish families: there is plenty of water from a large public cistern; the drainage is good.' "
Wednesday, Oct. 20, 1852 Daily News