Brutal and Filthy Edwardian Doss House (Common Lodging House in Edwardian Era Manchester)

How risky was a night in a Common Lodging House? Thieves stealing your food and clothes! But that's not all - cheap beds for the poor and homeless meant dirty and overcrowded accommodation where violent fights were frequent and disease ever present. They were familiar in Victorian Britain and into the Edwardian Era. In this true documentary account from 1910 in Manchester, we join a vicar disguised as a tramp who visits a doss house, meets its poverty stricken residents and experiences the evil conditions for himself.
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@@BuddyLee23 I absolutely love his voice, I find it rather soothing.

[@eliotreader8220]

the tea leaves would been loose back then wouldn't it?

[@tezzingtonsir28]

I'm watching this after a very nice dinner in my warm flat. I'm lying in my kingsize bed. Safe and sound. Listening to the this makes me more appreciative of all I have.

[@alikhodajani6075]

Good luck to you Sir, you deserve it; take care 🙂 !

[@bessiemann7468]

Be thankful

[@MichelleFaithLove]

So many of us have a bed and roof. Peace and happiness to everyone.

[@michelleduplooymalherbe2837]

I can assure you it is still going on out there, nothing but nothing has changed

[@deeppurple883]

Me to.

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These videos are becoming more complex , more thoughtful. Something is happening here. A KZbin classic is being born.

[@FactFeast]

It's great to know you feel the presentation is well considered for the subject matter. Thank you!

[@Dr_Klops]

Well maybe - but only because this classic is becoming recent. Welcome to Brexit!

[@justsomegirl2415]

My great grandfather spent many years living like this, along with several other ancestors. I am forever grateful for the life I live, a far cry from his experiences.

[@capt.bart.roberts4975]

It's been a long hard political road to get here. As usual, there are forcea trying to push us back towards this stage of affairs. 😐

[@sadhu7191]

Why didint he get a job at burger king???

[@michellem9275]

After watching all these video's..I dont think I'll complain anymore...gave us all a reality check how grateful and thankful we are...today.❤🙏💖

[@MrThedonhead]

What are you talking about? It's worse now! The homeless don't get bacon and eggs these days lol! Much worse now

[@lanny1076]

it's unreal how well this guy brings history to life....

[@FactFeast]

The aim of the channel is to bring life to the past so I’m very glad it worked for you. Thank you for taking the time to write a comment.

[@josepimann7384]

BEAUTIFUL Language, pronunciation, vernacular and vocabulary. Please don't stop. You tell a great story, everytime.

[@FactFeast]

I’m so glad you enjoyed this true account from the Edwardian era. Plenty more from this time period and, of course, the Victorians to come.

[@danaott2849]

Absolutely love the way you become the characters.. You are very gifted in the way you enact these poor souls..🤔..Thank you and Much respect to you..!!

[@FactFeast]

Glad you enjoy the presentation. Thank you!

[@mintyfresh569]

Not far from a modern homeless shelter. Full of drunks stealing and fighting. Unfortunately I know from experience.

[@lesleysmith51]

Another great Edwardian presentation. I can't imagine living like that ,but it was better than sleeping outside. I think I would drink as well. They still have shelters here in America and I would like to think it was a bit better. I met some women who lived in one and they said stealing was the worst problem. They knew who was doing it. Please with this being holiday time so they are collecting for the homeless please buy soap,shampoo and conditioner as well as food as it makes them feel so much better, thank you. I hope you don't mind me doing this but I just feel it's important.

[@SiiriCressey]

It's amazing how much a little bit of grooming can make a person feel better.

[@NiecieSavo]

As a volunteer I'd like to add that there is also a great need for feminine hygiene products.

[@doriangray2020]

Lol as if your current lodgings are much better. Stop kidding yourself.

[@Reverend_Helliwell]

I'm in the UK and I have been homeless, when you have nothing it feels good to be given your own toiletries, this month I donated milk, bread, tinned sausage and beans, deodorant sprays and baby food and nappies (Diapers) babies need things too.

[@garylefevers]

God bless you for thinking of others and actually doing something about it. Something I have found people use is baby wipes as well as other hygiene products. Great for adults as well as babies. Also as far as food items peanut butter for those who can eat it. It contains plenty of protein. In fact, when things were tight for us a few years back, we pretty much survived on it. I do not know if anyone already mentioned it but hand sanitizer s handy as well. Stay safe folks. God bless.

[@MrButch-ls8vl]

What I find depressing is that this describes life in 1910 ... not in Dickinsian 1850 ... but closer to our own time!

[@pauldurkee4764]

I remember reading about a liberal MP called Fenner Brockway, he was from Cornwall I believe. He was active in the early 1900s, and when he first visited London, he was shocked by what he saw, he had no idea that such appalling conditions existed in this country, and least of all in the capital of the Empire.

[@Automedon2]

My father, born in 1919 told stories of being barefoot during the depression because his parents couldn't afford shoes

[@timothyjones3410]

I must say that Oliver Reed's performance in Oliver somehow managed to evoke much of this- the lice, the greasy sweat, the slicing pocket blades, the simmering hatred, the menace of murder. Good actor.

[@proud2bpagan]

I've a friend who had to spend several nights in a homeless shelter...times haven't changed much.

[@trueKENTUCKY]

Yes it's literally the same

[@mustertherohirrim7315]

@@trueKENTUCKY i detect it sir.

[@tamarayoung9861]

Utterly & depressingly true’ish, lot of support available nowadays. Still no easier to accept anything, each human must be open to the opportunity ❤

[@MrThedonhead]

Glad some people realise that! In many ways it's worse

[@MrThedonhead]

​@@tamarayoung9861 lol there's not lots of support? If you know any tell me who they are? There ain't homeless people fir no reason!

[@redstoner5614]

I do love your channel and baffled that there isn't more subscribers,views,comments or thumbs up,I can't wait to see you blow up

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That’s nice of you to say, thank you! Sharing videos is a great way to open the channel to a wider audience.

[@rebeccacharles2325]

People are starting and have lived like this right now and that is depressing how this country and world has ended up

[@andrewmorton395]

Yes definitely

[@Larsgman]

That voice combined with the imagery provided lets bright imaginations run wild with how hard and destitute life was in that place and in that era.

[@FactFeast]

I aim to create an atmosphere with the narration and images to match the subject matter, so it’s great to hear that it works for you. Thank you for your comment!

[@Larsgman]

No, thank you good sir and keep up the good work !!

[@ashleybuckland3181]

Oh my I never new it was this bad. We should always be grateful. New here, stumbled across this and it's great.

[@FactFeast]

Welcome! I’m glad you found us. I hope you find the channel content interesting.

[@patriciaque197]

Recommend Jack London's People of the Abyss.

[@thomaslawrence2731]

You can smell these places through the computer 150 years later!

[@tiffanylove6713]

150 years ago would have been the Victorian era...this is Edwardian.

[@moondancer9066]

Even now I hear it's dangerous to go to a shelter. 🇺🇸 here in the States.... I enjoyed it very much 😁 Thanks..

[@FactFeast]

The night at the doss house certainly lived long in the memory of the vicar!

[@ohmeowzer1]

Your a wonderful narrator I am thankful for you and your channel

[@FactFeast]

That’s great! Thank you. It’s really nice that you like my channel content.

[@SophieBird07]

Heavy! And this society is run by many who would have it this way again ala “I’ve got mine…sucks to be you.”

[@RowanWarren78]

Unfortunately, I think someone must have chiseled off the original inscription on the pedestal under the statue of liberty, and replaced it with what you just quoted, "I've got mine...". That's the true motto of our nation.

[@MrThedonhead]

It is like this now! Have you heard of homelessness!!

[@andrewmorton395]

Deffenly

[@catherineaiello7136]

I couldn’t even imagine living like that. How so very depressing.

[@FactFeast]

Such lodging houses were common in the Victorian and Edwardian eras. For many it was a choice between them or the streets.

[@deeppurple883]

They would go day's without even a slice of bread in their stomach. Sleeping standing up. The rich, the middle class's, Royalty and the church Government all to blame for that suffering. They had the people enslaved in poverty. A bit of Communism would have sorted that out. 😱

[@Dr_Klops]

Welcome to Brexit. Britons voted to get there again.

[@ReasonAboveEverything]

@@Dr_Klops didn't happen

[@coconutsmarties]

​@@ReasonAboveEverything Sadly for all of us brexit DID happen, thanks to a lot of small and simple people.

[@JB-ox7ib]

Oh, this was so sad. We take the roofs over our head and food for granted now.

[@MrThedonhead]

What are you talking about? It's worse now! The homeless don't get bacon and eggs these days lol! Much worse now

[@KAdams-dr4pc]

Thank you for posting!

[@FactFeast]

You're welcome! Thank you.

[@agingerbeard]

Fantastic! While the topic is chilling and sad, it's also fascinating, thank you!

[@FactFeast]

This was certainly a forthright eyewitness account in his descriptions. I’m glad you found it appealing to watch.

[@MrThedonhead]

Fascinating?? Its happening now even worse

[@jackiereynolds2888]

Odd that there exists those who literally beg for work that they might eat. Odder still are those with so much unearned money that any need or want or theirs is provided for at any moment.

[@SiiriCressey]

What do you mean by "unearned money"?

[@monaelias2154]

Born into wealth?

[@johanna2059]

@ Jackie Reynolds That doesn't make an iota of sense!

[@h0rriphic]

Wow a lot of geniuses in this thread. The OP, by referencing “ those with so much unearned money” is referring to trust fund babies and people that inherited their money without lifting a finger to earn it themselves, etc. are given a lot of things for free.

[@katesleuth1156]

Or welfare bums who won’t work.

[@paulanthony5274]

Many slept sat down against a tight rope strung across and would sleep leaning against this. I wonder if although it would be not as comfortable as lying down if that was better as you'd have to do that in your clothes and only in your own filth rather than someone elses and not as many bugs. Must have been awful. I thought I had it bad when I got Pneumonia a few weeks back from damp and mouldy flat and not looking after myself properly due to depression,i'm not entirely sure how I got it but living how I was didn't help. When I watch how these wretched unfortunates lived but had no choice it makes me feel guilty. I've had my hot water and heating put back on for the winter as It'll only get worse,do not want pneumonia again I was in hospital for a week. Just have to try and live better I have it better than these poor people back then..

[@lisafairclough8122]

Paulus,I'm also depressed,but please try & look after yourself XX

[@lisafairclough8122]

Paulus,I'm depressed too,but please look

[@paulanthony5274]

@@lisafairclough8122 Thank you Lisa same to yourself xx

[@s.v.2796]

I'm scrolling through the comments and i ran across both of yours, Paulus: have you gotten checked for hepC? I got it in my late 20's (before they knew what it was). One of the first signs was i came down with pneumonia and began to be depressed all the time. At that time you had to have a liver biopsy. It was called non-A, non-B. I kept contracting bronchitis and pneumonia. It wasn't until i was 52 that they developed a cure. I'm never hardly sick now or depressed. I realize depression is complicated but it's exacerbated by illness. Anyway, it you haven't been tested it's an idea.

[@DocHolliday1851]

I'm new, but LOVE your narration style. Well done. The numb resignation of this situation reminded me of John Cooper Clark's "Evidently Chickentown".

[@FactFeast]

Welcome to the channel!

[@DocHolliday1851]

@@FactFeast Thank you! 😃

[@paulanthony5274]

I'm your Huckleberry,thats just my game.. I love his version of Doc.

[@CissyBrazil]

Very interesting, Fact Feast. Thank you for the upload!

[@FactFeast]

You’re most welcome! Thanks for taking the time to watch and write.

[@michelleduplooymalherbe2837]

very interesting, I have allways been intrested in the Victorian and Edwardian times, I speak from experience and it is amazing how nothing, really nothing except the fashions has changed and more drugs nowdays than just drink

[@FactFeast]

I’m glad you found this video about lodging houses interesting. Thank you! Lots more Victorian and Edwardian content on my channel.

[@markbumford8076]

Thank you once again for teaching us about the plight of these poor folks. Please keep up your wonderful work

[@FactFeast]

You’re welcome! It seems common lodging houses generally had a bad reputation for nefarious activities. Thank you for your comment.

[@janetcw9808]

So much for The Good Old Days 😔

[@janetcw9808]

@Chelle Bright I agree with you entirely. Good wishes to you and cat x

[@priscllamccain1423]

Yep “The good ole days” when things were bad.

[@charlesachurch7265]

Some people in our 21st century are even worse off. Hats off to human progression!

[@mfollett3613]

I can imagine you doing this for the BBC it would make a great idea for a series there would be a lot of people interested in finding out how our ancestors struggle to find jobs and make a living in the Victorian and Edwardian era in Britain. I would like to see a film about what life was like in Ireland in the Victorian era because one side of my family came from Markethill in Armagh in the 1880’s. Many thanks. ❤️

[@FactFeast]

Thank you for your comment! This is an idea for future content.

[@Melonlordrinrei]

Not sure if you've seen '24 hours living in the past' on Reel Truth, but they have four episodes on the poor work which ends up in the workhouse, that might be good

[@MrThedonhead]

It's happening now!! It angers me that people are so delusional

[@TeapotDaz]

Fantastic narration.👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@FactFeast]

I’m glad you enjoyed the video! Thank you for visiting my channel.

[@cazzawazza9553]

It's a shame there isn't very cheap accommodation for people now.in my town they only have a shelter open in the winter months around Christmas

[@AirinMMilf09]

I enjoy these videos so much, the narrator has a voice that I could listen to for days upon days. I love learning new things about history and this channel has taught me so many things I would have never known otherwise. A KZbin must!

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That’s great! Thank you so much for your comment and watching regularly.

[@walshy2116]

Ahh this is horrible. I felt it on this one. I can just imagine how sickening that would be hearing the snores, coughs, cackles, and scratching. Oh and one can not forget the farting and other bodily sounds and I’m sure odors. Wow so rough.

[@FactFeast]

His words conjure up a dreadful atmosphere and one that was paid entrance.

[@weilandiv8310]

Glad it wasn't called a crab house!

[@unionjack84]

Very good post. These poor souls. RIP

[@FactFeast]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the presentation.

[@bonniemagpie5166]

Lord Admiral Nelson won a Great Victory for us with only one eye and one hand. Straight after the surgeries ( without anaesthesia) he was back on board taking charge with no time to feel sorry for himself. No wonder he died on 'The Victory'. There is much to one's soul, where we are placed in life.

[@roddymcniven8734]

Thank you, your narration was second to none. You have a new sub 😜

[@FactFeast]

Welcome to the channel! Thank you.

[@heatherstephens9295]

Dear Lord this is appalling 😭 Even though we all complain about the world today I don’t think it can compare to what these poor souls went through.

[@joshhowe3477]

Some dramatic people think it is. Even homeless people now have cell phones and fairly regular access to decent food. Life back then was so much worse.

[@Scriptorsilentum]

@@joshhowe3477 before the 20th century in europe YES, old women and old men were found dead in ditches from starvation made worse by exposure to the elements. i spent the better part of three years in the back of a small pickup truck. ill-fitting cap, the windows leaked, a small propane heater (inadequate), no insulation, no headlining so condensation dripped on me all night. Michigan and its winters... overwhelmingly i could sleep undisturbed and warm, dry, find showers daily and get food. Had a full-time good paying job, too, but couldn't find a place to rent i could afford. I had it easy.

[@bernieoconnell5515]

This is still Going on.

[@tobecontinued5933]

The true misery of the "great" Victorian times... the real greatness in best depiction

[@youngyhasard3219]

C EST pour sa elle a dit d n p,US appelée les héritières victoria

[@MrThedonhead]

It's worse now

[@djimma5080]

Just think people born into this time died could have lived till 25 , 30 years look how far we have come since then , look at our progression and realise that if you are alive now you are one of the luckiest humans to have been born

[@towaritch]

No only the destitutes, people of the higher classes could live to be very old eg Queen Victoria.

[@terrylynn9984]

My gr aunt was born in 1910 the Edwardian time, she died in 2015 of 105, her grandfather born in 1829 died in 1916 at the age of 86. Many did live well into old age, my family from england were farmers in Cambridgeshire, and some Police Bobbies in London, thank goodness they did not live in poverty.

[@Scriptorsilentum]

you'd never think that from all the bitching i hear about people losing their 600 000 dollar three bedroom homes and having to give up one car.

[@arcatacompany]

2021 nothing has changed, tent cities ,overwhelmed limited shelters, make these doss houses a better option than the zero option that we have today you can rent a motel for an average of $80 you can possibly be lucky to get into one of the limited shelters, but for the majority of "street "and homeless people there is zero legal option public or private for them to have an overhead shelter from the weather or outside environment for even a matter of hours

[@LittleKitty22]

Same here in the UK. Homelessness has drastically increased over recent years. Shelters are few and far in between but they are so terrible that the homeless prefer to die in the streets than go to them.

[@Roxagen]

Here in Australia, the mental health institutions (public) remind me of this. I was in there for Anorexia when I was 19, and they put me on the Men's floor! Those men were sent from prison because they were too ill to be there. No one cares there either.

[@walshy2116]

I wonder why many didn’t make some sort of makeshift shelters out in the woods like little shacks or tents or something. Almost anything sounds better than the stuff mentioned in this video.

[@JonFrumTheFirst]

In what universe do you live? Shelter workers BEG people to come in off the streets. They are provided with food and medical care, and the opportunity to move into subsidized housing programs. The people you see on the streets have legal options - most are addicts or mentally ill. THAT is why they are on the streets.

[@kojack1129]

How superbly entertaining bravo bravo thanks a million love your work.

[@FactFeast]

Super! I’m really glad you found this so compelling. Thanks for writing.

[@tinyGrim1]

Thank you , I just love your videos and voice for entertainment & relaxation. One of best on my list 🙂👍

[@FactFeast]

I’m glad my videos make it onto your viewing list. That’s fantastic! Thank you.

[@janetcw9808]

I Agree x

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@@FactFeast 🙂

[@tinyGrim1]

@@janetcw9808 hi , how are you, I've seen you around yt 🙂 we seem to enjoy same things 👍 see you around.

[@bonniebrindle8335]

“You are never safe from the insults of the drunkard”.

[@capt.bart.roberts4975]

My grandfather told me stories of this London, he always said he was lucky to be born to family of Thames Watermen.

[@Simon-1965]

But for the grace of God,I,after several overdoses would have been in one of these places if I'd been born a century earlier.

[@clairenoon4070]

One of the very first images is a sign giving prices in cents, so clearly not the UK. Makes it difficult to be sure which, if any, of the images are of the UK.

[@dereinchecker9376]

Wow. Life must have been toughest in those times.

[@ohmeowzer1]

Perfect to hear on Thanksgiving Day

[@MomentsInTrading]

During those times, people didn’t associate with people from other ‘classes.’ Therefore, a regular person would see really rich people and really poor people, but not know much about how they actually lived.

[@patriciaque197]

@Chelle Bright With nary a care about them either, aside from their duties 🙃

[@johayes7529]

Coming from woking class and being working class I just automatically think this would have been my life in these times..If previous life is a thing, I definitely didn't have a rich and glamorous life as a queen.

[@AtheistAndMythology]

Thank you for another insightful video!

[@FactFeast]

You’re welcome. I’m glad you found this worth watching. Thank you!

[@janetcw9808]

Well that's it then. The Women of the roads. Thank you for your work.

[@lpronovost84]

Thank you for your amazing channel

[@FactFeast]

It's fantastic that you enjoy the content. Thank you for your comment and support!

[@ohmeowzer1]

Thank you Happy Thanksgiving 🦃

[@margaretdrew2844]

This is the time of Charles dickens who took a lot of his characters and stories , life was very hard as the story teller is showing us .

[@annoyingbstard9407]

Wrong century dear.

[@bessallin459]

Dickens was Victorian era

[@terrylynn9984]

Edwardian era was 1902 to prior to WWI. As far as the living conditions sadly not much has improved for the homeless.

[@richevandroo5041]

I feel ive commented on this video before... But again, ive heard this multiple times. One of the greatest, most atmospheric commentaries i have ever heard. It makes me feel im there! Fantastic.

[@FactFeast]

That’s so kind of you to say! It’s nice to know you can feel the atmosphere of the lodging house. Thank you for being a regular viewer.

[@h0rriphic]

brilliant narration

[@FactFeast]

I’m happy you enjoyed the presentation!

[@rosemarykennedy5430]

Love ❤️ your narration!

[@FactFeast]

Glad you enjoy! Thank you so much.

[@susanbrown2909]

Poor people it was a hell on Earth.

[@katiemarie82]

Busy now but can't wait to watch this later I love this channel ❤

[@FactFeast]

Thanks very much! I hope it meets your expectations when you get to see it.

[@katiemarie82]

Another great video thank you looking forward to watching the next one 😀 in all of this I could not imagine how bad they all smelled piled up to sleep 😬😔

[@FactFeast]

The vicar describes the ‘stink’ when he visits the Penny ‘Sit Up’ in Preston and I imagine doss houses could be similar. It’s sad that many had to and probably did get used to it. Thanks for watching. New video next week!

[@C4RYB34R]

im very sick with a kidney infection. i watched this channel and when i woke up the fever had broken! yay

[@FactFeast]

Oh no, I'm sorry to hear that! I hope this is the start of you getting better.

[@C4RYB34R]

I am feeling better thank you! your very colourful narration had me laughing when I was too sick to get out of bed. Laughter is the best medicine!

[@C4RYB34R]

LOL when you yell "BRAWLING AND STEALING!!!" i laugh my arse off

[@FragileBitch]

Sound very like a prison environment to me. Except more free for all and no guard to keeping an eyes on everyone.

[@bbcisrubbish]

This shows the conditions the millionaire, privately educated, politicians in the UK are trying to return the country to.

[@steve29roses]

What excellent story telling!!!!!

[@FactFeast]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for listening.

[@markmewordz6860]

Our Great Reset ... in a nutshell. Savvy?

[@barbaraeddy5725]

Thank you so muchx

[@kelb6073]

My granny was born in 1917 NYC. Crazy this was around that time.

[@keithnaylor1981]

0:16 not sure what currency that is but the correct prices would be in PENCE.

[@williamschlenger1518]

The illustration's are fantastic.

[@J1gtbfanpage]

Love this topic

[@FactFeast]

I’m glad you find Edwardian history fascinating too. You may be interested in the ‘penny sit-up’ video on my channel. Thanks for watching!

[@Tipi_Dan]

History repeats itself. ☹😭😡😩

[@cynthianm1743]

Your vidéo is a masterpiece

[@FactFeast]

I’m so glad you enjoyed watching. Thank you!

[@jayleigh4642]

Amazing presentation!! Wow!

[@FactFeast]

That's very kind of you to say and much appreciated! Thank you for your support for my channel.

[@SiiriCressey]

"Doth Fortune play the huswife with me now? News have I, that my Nell is dead i' the spital Of malady of France; And there my rendezvous is quite cut off. Old I do wax; and from my weary limbs Honour is cudgelled. Well, bawd I'll turn, And something lean to cutpurse of quick hand. To England will I steal, and there I'll steal."

[@Gratefuldeadgriffin]

we need these in all major cities. the corporations are making everyone poor here in america. they are trying their best to destroy society. when I was growing up everyone had a home .I didn't really know what homeless people were untill I was in my 20's

[@GG-jw8pt]

They’ll be back soon enough mate! Bad times ahead! 🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@esta1ful]

You’re a great narrrator.

[@FactFeast]

I’m so glad you enjoy the presentation. Thanks for taking the time to watch.

[@C4RYB34R]

did these drawings accompany this article? Is this his hand drawn image of the doss house in which he was staying?

[@FactFeast]

There are no photos or drawings of that specific building to my knowledge. These are mostly images from East End London, but more or less contemporary and hundreds of lodging houses would have appeared much the same across the country, outwardly at least.

[@LampLoungeLive]

Is this where the term “you big Dosser” comes from?

[@wayneiles952]

We don't realise how lucky we are living in the 21st century. We take it for granted in our comfortable life.

[@alfredroyal3473]

Model lodging houses they were called in Scotland.

[@missredumbrella]

same as today then

[@helensomeone6167]

Just how far have advanced?? I would argue ..we havnt.,, 🙄🙄❤️

[@charliesomoza5918]

Thanks to all selfish and corrupt "Mankind" who make the lives of others miserable.SHAME!!!

[@suzannemills7920]

So true

[@danniis9444]

Great as usual....i cannot find the join button though

[@FactFeast]

Thank you! I'm just working on some technical details and I hope to have it available soon. I will add a post to the channel when it's available. I really appreciate your interest and support.

[@simonyip5978]

The thumbnail picture is a well known photo of a dosshouse in East London (probably Whitechapel or Spitalfields) at the top of the lamp it looks like 'St Geo Chambers' ?. So it could be Stepney or Cable Street area. A census would be a way to find out the actual location.

[@FactFeast]

It’s the East End, as you suggest, though I’m unable read the lamp signage at the very top. Used here to illustrate the subject matter.

[@simonyip5978]

'Chambers' was often used in the names of many Common Lodging Houses. For example 'Victoria Chambers' 'Wentworth Chambers' 'Commercial Chambers' etc.

[@marthaperdew]

I'm thankful for what I have

[@debbiefinn6483]

I REALLY LOVE THIS CHANNEL. U SIR.. ARE SO VERY TALENTED... PLEASE MABYE DO A VIDEO ON THE IRISH WORKHOUSES.. THANK YOU FOR UR WORK HERE XX

[@FactFeast]

It’s an interesting idea. Thank you for your suggestion and I really appreciate your support for my channel. I’m glad you enjoy the content!

[@ronniesutton1652]

Things haven't changed much really.We have people living on the streets and there are plenty of drunks living rough!! A lot are young,and there are still beggars🇬🇧😎

[@motormouthalmighty]

a doss house!so that's where it comes from!i've been saying that for half a century!my whole life has been a doss house!

[@angelacroft4844]

Nothing has changed my daughter and I are so poor but instead of living in victorian times we live under b0ris Johnson.

[@ianingham5713]

"truth is a forgotten language here"

[@nipperparr6709]

Lord at Southport , have you videos on about it?

[@MegaLivingIt]

The government should have had a couple of doctors screening for consumption (tuberculosis) and treating people. So disgusting to let this get out of hand.

[@garfield2279]

Just goes to show, that no matter how bad things get now, interest rates rising, prices rising, cut backs needing to be made on family expenditures, maybe postponing a new car or holiday, it won’t be anywhere near as bad as this. Appreciate what these people went through and what they had to do just to survive.

[@honestjohn3881]

Just you wait lmao

[@MrThedonhead]

You do realise this goes on now but even worse and on a bigger scale!! I can't believe people are so sheltered they don't think this happens now?? Have you heard of homelessness? This looks like paradise! Bacon and eggs! Much worse now, really angry seeing these comments that people are so delusional and blind!