Sweatshop Hell in Victorian London (19th Century ‘Living’)
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- The sweatshop was a living hell! A dreadful combination of long hours and low pay often carried out in a ‘den’ - a workshop, which was often a dwelling as well. In East End Victorian London, in unhealthy conditions, men and women would toil sixteen to eighteen hours a day for a poor wage - barely sufficient to survive. The 19th Century ‘sweating’ trade mostly comprised of tailoring and was mainly found in the East End, where a steady flow of poor immigrants and a profound failure of regulatory control fuelled a horrible existence.
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My great Grandmother was born in one of the worse slums in Europe The slums of Narrow March Nottingham. A place the Police feared to tread. One of 14 children she grew up to labor in the sweatshop lace industry.
Poor girls ruined their eyes making that lace.
When was she born?
I wonder how she lived??
I'm always a little sad when the video is over, and I'm always eager for more. I do love the sound of your voice and how you portray each character in their vernacular speech. If you ever get into doing audio books you'd have custom from me.
I'm so glad you enjoy them! Thank you. I can tell you that I'll continue making more. Audio might be a future project.
Same! Really helps you appreciate the quality of life we have…
Same here x
Absolutely!😃👍
I think the scariest part to me is the guy who was sad they would loose that work to a machine
Ever since reading "the road to Wigan pier" I've been fascinated by the history of the working class that I'm proud to be a descendent of. If you've got any reading recommendations I'd love to have them.
Keep up the good work.
This seems like a miserable existence😱
Where was the Church when all this was going on?
They were just as bad Like the pharisees and scribes, They were fat and self righteous who loved money and looked down on the poor and called them sinners. Mr Bumble is an good example.
Jay say it right
Sweet Jesus!
The disregard by the rich of the poor workers is decadent and terrible! This certainly was like living in hell!
not much has changed
Imagine doing an 18 hour shift then getting probably 5 hours sleep and doing it again and maybe eating once the whole day ....we are blessed to be alive now
Sad part is, these seat shops still happen in North Korea, India, China, Vietnam etc, people live in slum like conditions remnant of how the poor lived in England just a little over 100 years ago.
Poverty still exists today. Benefit Street was an example.
@Lelo Stimulous That is quite literally the result of CAPITALISM.
@@icedbun101 In North Korea?
I like the way you say those lines "A Living HELL"
Thank you!
This was a time when the churches were full, but as you would expect, empty of humanity.
And the cemetery's overflowed.
@Tzeite'l -Arial, Pearlmann🕎✝️ strange those churches never seemed to advocate for workers rights
Bob Jackson , Actually the churches were very instrumental on bringing about change. They were the first to start orphanages as well as medical care for the poor. These were typically Protestant type churches, not the larger ones like Catholic Churches for example. It’s a piece of history that’s worth looking into. Like I remind my adult children, don’t just believe what you hear or read, especially with social media, but to research it, making sure it’s coming from an unbiased source. Unfortunately certain groups for one reason or another have tried to change history to fit their world view, it’s our duty to keep history honest, no matter how it makes us feel.
@@Chrisamos412 The Catholic Church were the originators of orphanages and hospitals for the poor. Don't believe what your hear or read......
The Salvation Army did an amazing job & still do for people in need ✅
These fantastically done videos are so appreciated. While heartwrenching, they're informative, engaging, and continue to greatly help me on my journey into a state of deeper and constant gratitude.
Thank you kindly from Texas! 🌵☀️
Thank you for your kind words. It’s so nice that you find the content so engaging. More to come!
My great great grandparents were married in that church. It's been much cleaned up since this harrowing description. My Aunt said they didn't know much about their grandparents lives in England, but this reading gives me a glimpse of the things they'd seen or suffered.
I find it interesting that these rich people who decide to document what is happening to the poor in London made it sound like they are going into the jungles of Peru or something. Like they had to bring a friend and go undercover. It’s kind of funny but mostly just speaks volumes about how disconnected the upper class was to the poverty stricken.
Another superb video and absolutely chilling. I would love to see a video in which you highlight Dickens' view of London and poverty. You are one of the few people I think could do him justice.
Thank you very much! That’s food for thought.
@@FactFeast I would definitely love to hear you reading Dickens. Maybe a Christmas Eve broadcast of A Christmas Carol.
Human greed and oppression, name a more iconic duo
They need the poor for votes and cannon fodder.
Third Reich had healthcare, but was only given on racial grounds!! Don’t think anyone without blonde hair & blue eyes qualified!!!
I love listening to your audio of The People of the Abyss. Read it while travelling from London to Scotland (by train) & the accounts London presented in it were just something else. Thanks for your hard work!
That's wonderful, thank you! It's so nice to hear you enjoy the experience - thanks to the account of Jack London.
BEST VOICE EVER! My god, you feel like your in a fairy tale with your great bearded old grandpa telling you stories of times long ago next to the fire. Absolutely enchanting.
I’m glad you enjoy the narration. Thank you! More to come.
May I request a video on Police Bobbies, there must be some stories out there. My gr gr grandfather was a police Bobby from 1858 to 1883 in the Metropolitan A division in London, his son became a police Bobby as well, and retired in 1929, I have my grgr grandpas retirement papers with his signature on it and a photo of my gr gr uncle.
Police Bobbies are fascinating.
It blows my mind how many parallels you can draw between then and now.. all these homeless encampments under freeway overpasses, while our modern day robber barons are competing over who can fly the biggest phallus into space!
You know that the shape of the rocket is based on aerodynamics not vanity right? If they didn't keep that basic shape it wouldn't be able to make it out of our atmosphere
Nothing has changed your right. The poor are punished for being poor. The rich make up the rules as they go along.
Other than the fact that the majority of homeless are either drug addicts or mentally ill, and the fact that they are able to live in encampments means that someone is at least looking out for them. I'm sure our soup kitchens are much better than Victorian ones lol.
Absolutely!!✊
Being poor ain't always fun. Especially in the Victorian London.
I live a 15 minute walk from here. I love learning about the local history. Keep up the awesome work!
There are still some very fine Victorian buildings in Spitalfields. More content to come!
@@FactFeast I'll be looking forward to it!
Amazing content! I can't get enough.
That's great to hear. Thank you so much!
I love seeing old photographs, this really makes you realise how lucky we are. Those people lived and worked in some horrendous situations. Thank goodness for sewers, disinfectant, and hygiene.
Life was a real dystopia for too many people. Thanks for watching!
And Workers Rights
These make me grateful for the very little I have in contrast to these ppl but this can still be seen in many communities the world over . We haven’t learned much since this time in history unfortunately.
They way in which we treat our fellow humans is deplorable. Breaks my heart .
Another wonderful video!! This is a very interesting series with Jack London. Thank you for sharing your outstanding talents!!
I enjoy making them and I thank you for watching them. I really appreciate your support.
Just consider for a moment the wealth coming into the UK at this time, at the height of Empire. Now consider there was no income.tax and try to imagine the disparity in circumstances between rich and poor in society. Those in power cared nothing for the poor: they might as well have lived on separate planets.
Children shucking oysters 12 hours a day would have so many cuts from slippery knives made even worse by saltwater remembered how their hands never stopped aching.
Love the Content. Such Great Passion You put into it.
Glad you enjoy it! Thank you for your support.
AMAZING channel. Thanks
Thank you so much! Great to hear you enjoy the channel.
I fully concur !
I love these videos, I listen to them when I go for a walk as a podcast 😀👏🏼
That’s an interesting way to listen. Thank you for your kind comment!
Perhaps the UK should have gotten rich quick? Let's just double steel production in a year and become first world tomorrow!
Doubling steel production would not elevate this poverty. It would just make the steel company owner richer than he already was. UK was incredibly rich by then. It was the most powerful country in the world with the largest empire. The poverty wasn’t due to lack of riches. It was because of the disconnect the rich had for the poor, the rigid social structures ie (monarchy>aristocrats/landed gentry >small middle class>working class.
Working class people couldn’t even vote at this time! You needed to be male and a landowner to vote. People hardly, if ever moved up from their social class and there were no laws to protect the poor or reinforce minimum wage. Education was restricted to the upper and middle classes. Meaning a small group of people got incredibly rich off the empire/industrial revolution and the poor were exploited to the max.
We moved to England from 1971 to 1976, I was a teen when we returned to the US. Since then I’ve been interested in GB’s history, especially the 18th and 19th century. The poor went through unimaginable pain, having only misery to look forward to and with no hope of climbing out of their social order which they were born into. I appreciate your channel, thank you much!
I’m glad you like the channel! I’ll be making more content about life in the 19th Century.
Many fled to American and Canada to escape and later Australia and NZ
I always had a very romantic idea of the Victorian age ,and fancied myself a part of that age .But these videos bring the truth of the time to me . Love your content as always .
My pleasure! Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment.
You wouldn’t want to be poor.
During this time period, Germany had established social security and universal medical care for its citizens.
No it hadn’t!!!
Maybe Prussia!! Don’t think Germany existed then, certainly not the Germany we know today! Denmark is possible.
This is why Prince consort Albert (Queen Victoria’s husband) was shocked by London poverty. As a German prince from a small area he hasn’t seen such poverty and worked on social programs in his day.
I enjoy your narrating very much!
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoy the narration.
Now I absolutely realise that the closet to a park/garden was a graveyard only clean land there was safe at day until the grave robbers come obviously 🙄
Shoe Clicker was the work noted on marriage certificate
The marriage of Mothers ancesty Great great Grandfather.
They lived in Breffnal Green in these brutal years
Very interesting and goes to show how prevalent the tailoring/shoemaking industry was in the East End at this time.
You can understand why so many people took any opportunity to leave for the colonies around that time.
I've been enjoying your readings, seems like we may be visiting these times again soon.
Did the poor people in London say init bruv back then
I hope this VO has some grandchildren who he can read stories too!....wait a minute, WE ARE THE GRAND CHILDREN
I'm curious if you have been an actor or a voice actor, as your narration is at a superb level.
Hellooo hellooooo was just laying down to relax and to watch my UA-cam videos and yay I see u have posted another video this I know will be very educational and totally awesome thank u 😊
Glad the video came to you at the right time! Thank you and I hope you found it engaging.
I really don’t know how they survived with barely any food & the freezing cold 😭 I wouldn’t last that’s for sure!
Thank the Lord for unions. 😑
The American immigrants in the 1800's were taken terrible advantage of as well but I suppose it was usually impossible to go back home?
Watching the pictures of Itchy Park and listening to Jack London is very sobering and sad🌵💗
Wonderful videos my grandmother was in service in South London and she was only 12\13 years old.
Glad you enjoy the content!
Thank god for Clement Attlee the greatest prime minister the uk has ever had. 😉😍
Will Jack London’s quest be a series here?
Yes, I am sure there will be more in future mixed in with other content. There are three of these videos on the channel now.
@@FactFeast I really do enjoy these. It’s incredibly different from the usual Victorian times videos.
Makes you wonder if it was better in medieval times or the classical era
Heeey, I know Spitafield. Nightmare Creatures was an awesome game! 👍💯
I hadn’t heard of the game before now, but I see that it’s set in a Gothic dystopian London!
@@FactFeast Yup! Some say it was the spiritual predecessor to the Uber incredible Bloodborne(2015)..itself officially considered a Lovecraftian horror game.
Thank you sooo much for another engrossing, informative production. I’m enjoying these so much. I’ve never really been interested in Jack London, but now intend to see if my local library can supply his works.
PS you’re one of the few channels in which I don’t skip ads. At the moment, that’s the only way I can support you.
Thank you for your kind comment. Sharing my videos on social media etc helps a lot and I’m working on new ways of support.
Prior to Jack London's 'treatise', -
Fredrich Engels did a like study.
I do not remember the title of the
book, but to this very day, it haunts
me. Absolutely heart-wrending.
Sounds like modern Bangladesh, where our clothes are made.
Ayo we’re similarly sized channels wanna collab
Every time I watch your excellent videos, I am transported bag in time and my heart aches for the lost soul's that had to endure the horrors of that age.
Thank you and please keep educating us folk.
You’re welcome. The next video release on the channel will also be on the theme of work and poverty. Thank you for your support!
Thank you so much for explaining to us Americans how much $ they were paid. I had no idea they had nothing basically. Terrible
I'm glad you found the video useful and interesting. Thank you for watching and your comment.
There are still places that are like this even today and the treatment of the poor is not much better either.
I subbed, you remind me of Frank McCourt with the narartion and usbject matter. Well done.
Welcome to the channel! I'm glad you're enjoying the content.
The conservatives have the people, with one foot back in the door of the workhouse.
I would enjoy your reciting of Sherlock Holmes.
Free market at work
Reminds me of the homeless crises in 21st century American cities.
Hello from Kansas 🇺🇸
Hi and thanks for watching!
HEY YOU!!! why do you make this so short!!!
I'll be making more.... for sure!
@Tzeite'l -Arial, Pearlmann🕎✝️ it was meant to be cheeky.. implying I couldn't get enough of his content ⛏
ahhh immigration!!! Now it makes sense!
I would love a ringtone of you saying "Jack the Ripper" 😂. Are ringtones still a thing or is that too 2005?
I could listen to you read the back of a paint can.
It’s great you enjoy the narration. Thanks for watching!
All this in a time when the crown and church have been busy to fill there pockets. Disgusting! 🤮
And sweatshops are still around in Bangladesh, to name but one. Just so we in the west can have cheap clothes. What has changed?
I was raised in Quaker street. It can be seen on the first map shown in the video, not far from frying pan alley. Even in the 60's these were still slums and life was very tough.I write a book on it! And yet,I wish I could go back to those times..........
Very interesting. Is your book published?
@@FactFeast Hi, yes. If you put 'Great Eastern Buildings' into Amazon you can find it,
@@FactFeast Yes, if you put 'Great Eastern Buildings' into a well known online seller beginning with A you can find it :-)
We get the point the olden days was mental
You can say that again. Lol
That image of them all sleeping together on the floor puts a new light on Spirited Away.
Your channel is brilliant.
Glad you think so! Thank you.
most of us still toil ten hrs a day simply to keep a roof over our head costs are rocketing out of control be ready for a huge step back to poverty
Frying pan alley still used to describe a dump!!!
Where is the follow
I’m to this?
Dire times…
And it’s going back that way..
Not much changed as the pompous blimps still rule,and have all the finery still in place.
Fell asleep during adverts💤💤💤💤💤💤💤💤💤💤💤💤💤💤💤
keep up the great content
More to come! Thank you.
Millers Court alone had murders in 1888/1898/1909 and a suspected murder of a man who was kicked and beaten so badly that he died of his injuries.
On Dorset Street, several more murders were committed until the 1960's when only the southern side remained and many of the buildings were semi derelict.
Flower and Dean St/Thrawl St/George St/George Yard, Great Pearl Street and Little Pearl Street and many other small groups of streets and narrow alleys and courtyards were very dangerous at times, especially for lone men believing that they were going to spend time with a prostitute but was very often beaten, robbed and left semi naked in the street.
The minority of semi criminal areas/very poor/poor streets made up maybe 30-50% of Spitalfields and Whitechapel, Stepney, Bethnal Green, etc but the inhabitants prowled around adjacent areas where the skilled tradesmen occupied working class streets and the lower middle class streets (doctors, shop keepers, junior and middle management, teachers, etc).
This is really interesting to read. Thank you for taking the time to comment with so much detail.
I consider myself a single working poor American. I was also homeless and in trouble with the law, nothing too serious but still, it was my fault nobody else's.I don't blame wealthy people for my predicament. It was brutal back in the 19th century, there needed to be change and there was, it took time though.
Where my peasants and slumdwellers at!?
Sounds like modern day San Francisco
I wonder if Jack the ripper was a woman
How in the name if God was this let go on for this leant of time, what kind of monsters where running the country. 🧟♂️🧟♀️
By the way Shallow purple it would help if you could spell...
Then all the kids went to fight in WWI
"Caked with gutter mud"
👍👍👍👍👍☹
Only war
They've made a comeback in 21st century. "not lol"
.
A bit like Nike and Primark workers. Wages !! And other brands !!
Very excellently read.
Thank you! Glad you enjoy the narration.
The Amazon of the Victorian times.