Series looking at how London has changed since Charles Booth's survey recording social conditions in 1886, returning to six archetypal London streets

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Arnold Circus

6/6 Arnold Circus is home to the first council estate which opened in 1896.

Thu 19 Jul 2012 00:20 BBC Two Wales only

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The Secret History of Our Streets - Charles Booth Deptford

"We were determined that the people of each street would tell their own story."

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