Wave after wave of newcomers inhabits these rookeries ... of the 'practical men' of London." It is a curious fact that thus far, in most of the older cities, more slum clearance has been ...

Welcome to the latest episode of Londonist Out Loud, a podcast about London. Historian and ... We're talking about 19th century rookeries — better known as slums — including St Giles close ...

The Victorians called such slums rookeries, or colonies of breeding animals. The chairman of the London County Council described his city as "a tumour, an elephantiasis sucking into its gorged ...