The Secret History of Our Streets

The Secret History of Our Streets is a BBC documentary series that examined, through the example of six London streets, how London has changed since Charles Booth's survey of social conditions began in 1886.[1][2]

Camberwell Grove, one of the streets featured in the series.

The streets were:

• Arnold Circus, Bethnal Green
• Caledonian Road, Islington
• Camberwell Grove, Southwark
• Deptford High Street, south east London
• Portland Road, Notting Hill
• Reverdy Road, Bermondsey

A second series examined the history of three streets and estates in Scotland:[3][4]

• The Fittie Squares, Aberdeen
• Duke Street, Glasgow
• The Moray Estate, Edinburgh

See also

• A House Through Time

References

1. The Secret History of Our Streets. BBC. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
2. What were the poverty maps? LSE. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
3. Series 2 The Secret History of Our Streets. BBC. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
4. OU on the BBC: The Secret History of Our Streets: Scotland. Open learn, The Open University, 4 September 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

External links

• The Secret History of Our Streets at BBC Programmes
• The Secret History Of Our Streets – BBC TV blog.