The Secret History of Our Streets - Netflix

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In 1886 Charles Booth embarked on an ambitious plan to visit every one of London's streets to record the social conditions of residents. His project took him 17 years. Once he had finished he had constructed a ground-breaking series of maps which recorded the social class and standing of inhabitants. These maps transformed the way Victorians felt about their capital city. This series takes six archetypal London streets as they are now, discovering how they have fared since Booth's day. Booth colour coded each street, from yellow for the 'servant keeping classes', down to black for the 'vicious and semi-criminal'. With the aid of maps the series explores why certain streets have been transformed from desperate slums to become some of the most desirable and valuable property in the UK, whilst others have barely changed. This landmark series features residents past and present, e...

Type: Documentary

Languages: English

Status: Ended

Runtime: 60 minutes

Premier: 2012-06-06

The Secret History of Our Streets - Camberwell Grove - Netflix

Camberwell Grove is a residential street in Camberwell, London, England, in the Borough of Southwark. It follows the line of a grove of trees, hence the name. The street once led from a Tudor manor house south to the top of a hill, which afforded a view of the City of London, approximately three miles to the north. Today, the grove is part of Camberwell Grove Conservation area.

The Secret History of Our Streets - 20th Century - Netflix

Some of the houses on the grove were damaged by bombing in World War II, and subsequently demolished. The site is now occupied by the flats numbered 100–138. In the 1960s, a proposal to build an elevated motorway across the grove, above the railway, in the style of the Westway, was opposed and eventually overturned by local residents. The artists David Hepher and his wife Janet bought a house on the grove in 1961, and set up studios there. In 1967 the television producer Jeremy Bennett bought a house there.

The Secret History of Our Streets - Netflix

The Secret History of Our Streets - Camberwell Grove - Netflix

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