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Lee McLoughlin
Sergeant
Username: Lee

Post Number: 50
Registered: 12-2003
Posted on Monday, March 14, 2005 - 4:18 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Does anybody how many people could stay at Crossingham's Lodge at any one time?


Thanks in advance,

Lee
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Leanne Perry
Assistant Commissioner
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Post Number: 1711
Registered: 2-2003
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G'day Lee,

Crossingham's Lodging House had over 300 beds and I believe it was constantly full.

LEANNE
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
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Registered: 4-2003
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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
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AP Wolf
Assistant Commissioner
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Post Number: 1851
Registered: 2-2003
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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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