The centre of the capital is always full of energy. It is packed with buildings of historical importance, tourist hot-spots and well maintained parks, making it a fantastic place to both visit and live.
Businessmen flock to the capital and as a result properties within the famous districts of Fitzrovia, Bloomsbury, Soho and Covent Garden are strived for. All these local districts offer easy commuting to the workplace along with their own charms.
Soho, is an illusive part of London's West End, and is known for being the entertainment centre. It would be hard to disagree when you catch sight of the countless bars, music venues and sex shops. Due to name as an entertainment centre, actors and media lovers flock to the district.
Soho in the seventeenth century was a very different picture. Originally it was farmland, with the majority being owned by the rich. The first building on the famous Leicester Square, was erected in 1666 shortly after the Great Fire of London. Soho became one of the most fashionable areas for people to reside and hosted some of the best parties of the era, with playwrights and royals always on the guest list. The remainder of the untouched ground was used for hunting, and Soho's name was derived from a common hunting cry of the seventeenth century.
At the end of the fifteenth century, Soho became overpopulated, and developers constructed numerous properties, for the residents to live. Potentially the biggest developer, Richard Frith, had a huge impact on the erection of Soho's residences, and as a result Frith Street was named. Similarly, the famous Soho Square was built in the latter end of the fifteenth century for King Charles' II use.
As time went on, Soho was no longer seen as a fashionable place for the rich. Immigrants from Greece and Italy settled into the district, along with most of the French Huguenots. Soho was then widely known as the French Quarter, with a staggering 40% of the inhabitants being French. However, it was around this time it was named the entertainment district. With its new residents, numerous new trades were developed, along with new entertainment venues being created. In 1717 the West End was born, with Soho becoming the most entertaining district of the time. Banksides' brothels were no longer flocked upon by fun-lovers.
Fun-lovers often visited the entertainment district and often succumbed to the cheap gin on offer. Crime rates within Soho began to rise with opportunists taking advantage of many people at their most vulnerable. Although some parts of the West End were developing, others were not. St Giles housed some of the poorest slums within the city and the death rate within the capital was high.
Throughout the summer of 1854, Broadway Street suffered a cholera epidemic. Around 100 residents died and many fled in fear of their lives. Dr Snow identified that the outbreak was caused by a water pump on Broad Street, despite popular belief that the illness was airborne. The pub located on Broad Street has been renamed "The John Snow" in reflection of the doctors efforts.
Businessmen flock to the capital and as a result properties within the famous districts of Fitzrovia, Bloomsbury, Soho and Covent Garden are strived for. All these local districts offer easy commuting to the workplace along with their own charms.
Soho, is an illusive part of London's West End, and is known for being the entertainment centre. It would be hard to disagree when you catch sight of the countless bars, music venues and sex shops. Due to name as an entertainment centre, actors and media lovers flock to the district.
Soho in the seventeenth century was a very different picture. Originally it was farmland, with the majority being owned by the rich. The first building on the famous Leicester Square, was erected in 1666 shortly after the Great Fire of London. Soho became one of the most fashionable areas for people to reside and hosted some of the best parties of the era, with playwrights and royals always on the guest list. The remainder of the untouched ground was used for hunting, and Soho's name was derived from a common hunting cry of the seventeenth century.
At the end of the fifteenth century, Soho became overpopulated, and developers constructed numerous properties, for the residents to live. Potentially the biggest developer, Richard Frith, had a huge impact on the erection of Soho's residences, and as a result Frith Street was named. Similarly, the famous Soho Square was built in the latter end of the fifteenth century for King Charles' II use.
As time went on, Soho was no longer seen as a fashionable place for the rich. Immigrants from Greece and Italy settled into the district, along with most of the French Huguenots. Soho was then widely known as the French Quarter, with a staggering 40% of the inhabitants being French. However, it was around this time it was named the entertainment district. With its new residents, numerous new trades were developed, along with new entertainment venues being created. In 1717 the West End was born, with Soho becoming the most entertaining district of the time. Banksides' brothels were no longer flocked upon by fun-lovers.
Fun-lovers often visited the entertainment district and often succumbed to the cheap gin on offer. Crime rates within Soho began to rise with opportunists taking advantage of many people at their most vulnerable. Although some parts of the West End were developing, others were not. St Giles housed some of the poorest slums within the city and the death rate within the capital was high.
Throughout the summer of 1854, Broadway Street suffered a cholera epidemic. Around 100 residents died and many fled in fear of their lives. Dr Snow identified that the outbreak was caused by a water pump on Broad Street, despite popular belief that the illness was airborne. The pub located on Broad Street has been renamed "The John Snow" in reflection of the doctors efforts.
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