London's East End: Urban Growth and Slum Reform (1800–1914)

1. West India Docks open on the Isle of Dogs

   Jan 1, 1802Labels: West India, Isle of, Thames docks

   • Britannica

2. East India Docks begin operating at Blackwall

   Jul 26, 1806Labels: East India, Blackwall, Thames trade

   • East India Docks
   • MIT Museum

3. St Katharine Docks open after major clearance

   Oct 25, 1828Labels: St Katharine, redevelopment, displacement

   • London Museum
   • St Katharine Docks

4. Metropolis Management Act reorganizes London governance

   Aug 14, 1855Labels: Metropolis Management, London governance

   • Metropolis Act
   • MBW Records

5. Metropolitan Board of Works begins operations

   Jan 1, 1856Labels: Metropolitan Board, MBW, public works

   • MBW
   • MBW Records

6. Main drainage works accelerate after the Great Stink

   Jan 1, 1859Labels: Great Stink, intercepting sewers

   • Great Stink
   • Sewer System

7. Southern Outfall Sewer opens at Crossness

   Apr 4, 1865Labels: Southern Outfall, Crossness, Bazalgette

   • Southern Outfall
   • Great Stink

8. Millwall Dock opens, expanding East End industry

   Mar 1, 1868Labels: Millwall Dock, Isle of, dock expansion

   • Millwall Dock

9. Artisans’ Dwellings Improvement Act enables clearance

   Jun 29, 1875Labels: Artisans Dwellings, slum clearance

   • Britannica
   • Cross Act

10. Toynbee Hall opens in Whitechapel

    Dec 24, 1884Labels: Toynbee Hall, Whitechapel, settlement house

    • Toynbee Hall
    • Toynbee Hall

11. Matchgirls’ Strike highlights East End labor conditions

    Jul 1, 1888Labels: Matchgirls Strike, Bryant &, labor action

    • English Heritage
    • Nat Archives

12. First London County Council election held

    Jan 17, 1889Labels: London County, LCC, election

    • LCC Election
    • LCC

13. Housing of the Working Classes Act consolidates powers

    Aug 18, 1890Labels: Housing of, housing law

    • 1890 Act
    • UK Legislation

14. Boundary Street scheme construction begins under MBW

    Jan 1, 1893Labels: Boundary Street, Boundary Estate, Old Nichol

    • Boundary Estate

15. Prince of Wales opens the Boundary Estate

    Mar 5, 1900Labels: Boundary Estate, Prince of, municipal opening

    • Boundary Estate
    • Guardian

16. Housing of the Working Classes Act extends land powers

    Aug 8, 1900Labels: Housing Act, land powers

    • 1900 Act
    • UK Legislation