Tenement Collection (#3)

Downham Estate: construction work in progress, London, 1925 (b / w photo)
1812591 Downham Estate: construction work in progress, London, 1925 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Lewisham)

Dickens Estate: lee way hand pump, 1933 (b / w photo)
1812585 Dickens Estate: lee way hand pump, 1933 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Bermondsey)

Exterior of property in China Walk Estate, garages or workshops, London, 1930 (b / w photo)
1812570 Exterior of property in China Walk Estate, garages or workshops, London, 1930 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Millbank Estate, London, 1906 (b / w photo)
1812640 Millbank Estate, London, 1906 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info)

Exterior of Dickens Buildings, London, 1905 (b / w photo)
1812619 Exterior of Dickens Buildings, London, 1905 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Holborn)

East Hill Estate: construction of Peterhead House in progress, London, 1936 (b / w photo)
1812611 East Hill Estate: construction of Peterhead House in progress, London, 1936 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives

East Hill Estate: archway in Newlyn House, London, 1930 (b / w photo)
1812610 East Hill Estate: archway in Newlyn House, London, 1930 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Wandsworth)

Downham Estate: general view, houses and front gardens, London, 1930 (b / w photo)
1812593 Downham Estate: general view, houses and front gardens, London, 1930 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Lewisham)

Dinmont Estate, Hackney Road, London, 1936 (b / w photo)
1812588 Dinmont Estate, Hackney Road, London, 1936 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Hackney)

Dickens Estate, Pickwick House: construction work in progress, London, 1926 (b / w photo)
1812582 Dickens Estate, Pickwick House: construction work in progress, London, 1926 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Crossfield Estate, London, 1938 (b / w photo)
1812579 Crossfield Estate, London, 1938 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives

China Walk Estate: main archway, London, 1934 (b / w photo)
1812574 China Walk Estate: main archway, London, 1934 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Lambeth)

Caledonian Road Buildings: view of courtyard, gardens and flats, London, 1907 (b / w photo)
1812567 Caledonian Road Buildings: view of courtyard, gardens and flats, London, 1907 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Bourne Estate: exterior of Union Buildings, 1936 (b / w photo)
1812558 Bourne Estate: exterior of Union Buildings, 1936 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Holborn)

Bourne Estate: Laney Buildings, London, 1909 photo)
1812542 Bourne Estate: Laney Buildings, London, 1909 photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Holborn)

Boundary Street: Hertsey and Taplow Buildings, 1901 (b / w photo)
1812541 Boundary Street: Hertsey and Taplow Buildings, 1901 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Bethnal Green)

Boundary Estate: exterior of Cleeve Buildings, London, 1901 (photo)
1812540 Boundary Estate: exterior of Cleeve Buildings, London, 1901 (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Shoreditch)

Ossulston Estate, 1927 (b / w photo)
1812654 Ossulston Estate, 1927 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Ossulston Estate: Ossulston street)

Old Oak Estate: prize winning garden, London, 1925 (b / w photo)
1812650 Old Oak Estate: prize winning garden, London, 1925 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Oban Estate, London, 1936 (b / w photo)
1812649 Oban Estate, London, 1936 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Oban Estate, rear of Oban House)

Hughes Fields Estate: Hawkins House, London, 1928 (b / w photo)
1812626 Hughes Fields Estate: Hawkins House, London, 1928 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Deptford)

Borough Road Estate: residential tenements, London, 1901 (b / w photo)
1812530 Borough Road Estate: residential tenements, London, 1901 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Southwark)

Ossulston Estate, London, 1929 (b / w photo)
1812658 Ossulston Estate, London, 1929 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Ossulston Estate: Chamberlain House)

Oliver Goldsmith Estate, London, 1928 (b / w photo)
1812652 Oliver Goldsmith Estate, London, 1928 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Oliver Goldsmith Estate)

East Hill Estate: bomb damage, interior of several properties exposed, London
1812613 East Hill Estate: bomb damage, interior of several properties exposed, London, 1941 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives

East Dulwich Estate: children pose under a tree, London, 1936 (b / w photo)
1812598 East Dulwich Estate: children pose under a tree, London, 1936 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Camberwell)

China Walk Estate: construction work in progress, London, 1929 (b / w photo)
1812571 China Walk Estate: construction work in progress, London, 1929 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Bourne Estate: Kirkeby Buildings, London, 1909 (b / w photo)
1812543 Bourne Estate: Kirkeby Buildings, London, 1909 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Holborn)

Patchen Place, Greenwich Village, New York, 1916-20 (b / w photo)
SLS251114 Patchen Place, Greenwich Village, New York, 1916-20 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University; eSchlesinger Library

Three Houses (oil on canvas)
HEH372365 Three Houses (oil on canvas) by Spencer, Robert C. (1879-1931); 76.2x91.4 cm; Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA

Tenement flats, Fulham, London (b / w photo)
6000907 Tenement flats, Fulham, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tenement flats, Fulham, London)

Bourne Estate: Laney Buildings with exterior of shops, corner of Leather
1812544 Bourne Estate: Laney Buildings with exterior of shops, corner of Leather and Portpool Lanes, London, 1901 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Boundary Estate: exterior of Clifton and Molesey Buildings, London, 1906 (b / w photo)
1812534 Boundary Estate: exterior of Clifton and Molesey Buildings, London, 1906 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Exterior of Battersea Bridge Buildings, flats, a bus and group of people outside, London
1812529 Exterior of Battersea Bridge Buildings, flats, a bus and group of people outside, London, 1907 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Exterior of Battersea Bridge Buildings, London; 1905 (b / w photo)
1812528 Exterior of Battersea Bridge Buildings, London; 1905 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Wandsworth)

Becontree Estate: residential tenements, London, 1931 (b / w photo)
1812526 Becontree Estate: residential tenements, London, 1931 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Barking and Dagenham)

Glebe Estate, London, 1932 (b / w photo)
1812616 Glebe Estate, London, 1932 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Camberwell, Metropolitan Borough of; Southwark)

East Hill Estate: arms of Worshipful Company of Fishmongers, Newlyn House, London
1812609 East Hill Estate: arms of Worshipful Company of Fishmongers, Newlyn House, London, 1930 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives

East Hill Estate: drying loft, Newlyn House, London, 1928 (b / w photo)
1812605 East Hill Estate: drying loft, Newlyn House, London, 1928 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Wandsworth)

Dinmont Estate, Hackney Road: kitchen with bath and water pump, London, 1936 (b / w photo)
1812589 Dinmont Estate, Hackney Road: kitchen with bath and water pump, London, 1936 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Deptford Park Estate: exterior of flats, London, 1934 (b / w photo)
1812580 Deptford Park Estate: exterior of flats, London, 1934 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Deptford)

Road construction work at Chingford Estate, workers operate machinery, London
1812577 Road construction work at Chingford Estate, workers operate machinery, London, 1938 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Briscoe Buildings: public gardens in front of flats, London, 1907 (b / w photo)
1812564 Briscoe Buildings: public gardens in front of flats, London, 1907 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Lambeth)

Bow Bridge Estate: residential tenements, London, 1934 (b / w photo)
1812563 Bow Bridge Estate: residential tenements, London, 1934 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Poplar)

Bow Bridge Estate: main entrance, 1934 (b / w photo)
1812561 Bow Bridge Estate: main entrance, 1934 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Poplar)

Dickens Estate, London, 1921 (b / w photo)
1812651 Dickens Estate, London, 1921 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Dickens Estate, Oliver Twist Court)

Oaklands Estate, London, 1936 (b / w photo)
1812648 Oaklands Estate, London, 1936 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Oaklands Estate, Poynders Road, Eastman House)

Norbury Estate, London, 1907 (b / w photo)
1812646 Norbury Estate, London, 1907 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Norbury Estate)

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"Exploring the Tenements: A Glimpse into Urban Living Through Time" Step back in time and witness the gritty reality life captured by Jacob Riis in his iconic photograph, "Bandits Roost. " This haunting image transports us to 1887 New York City, where an alley at 59 Mulberry Street reveals the harsh living conditions faced by many. Fast forward to 1950s Glasgow, as we find ourselves immersed in the bustling City Centre. The tenements stand tall, bearing witness to generations of residents who called them home. Meanwhile, across the pond in London's Boundary Estate, Arnold Circus emerges with its public gardens and flats—a testament to early attempts at urban planning. The Glasgow Municipal Tenement Plan showcases a cityscape shaped by these multi-story buildings that housed countless families. These structures became synonymous with working-class communities and their struggles for better living conditions. Brooklyn's tenement buildings under the Brooklyn Bridge paint a vivid picture of immigrant life in early 20th-century America. These cramped quarters were often overcrowded yet served as stepping stones for those seeking a new beginning. Venturing further into London's Bellingham Estate, we encounter the Fellowship Inn public house—an emblematic gathering place within this vibrant community during the 1920s. It stands as a reminder of how these buildings not only provided shelter but also fostered social connections. Traveling overseas once more, Poland's Zamosc Old Town mesmerizes with its colorful houses on Market Square—a stark contrast to our previous glimpses into urban poverty. Swietojanska Street leads us towards Warsaw's Royal Castle at dawn—majestic remnants of history amidst modernity. Finally, Ship Building Detail offers insight into how even historic areas like Warsaw's Old Town adapt over time while preserving their unique charm. As cities evolve and grow around them, tenements continue to be woven into their fabric—silent witnesses to the ebb and flow of urban life.