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East End

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East End
A section of eastern London north of the Thames River. It was long a densely populated working-class and immigrant area centered around the docks and warehouses, although most of the Victorian-built slums described by Charles Dickens and other writers were obliterated by bombing raids during World War II.
East End
n
(Placename) the. a densely populated part of E London containing former industrial and dock areas
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It was night-time, in the East End of London, and before him stood Margey, a little factory girl of fifteen.
Martin Eden by London, Jack View in context
I remember, when spending several months in the East End of London, during which time I wrote a book and adventured much amongst the worst of the slum classes, that I got drunk several times and was mightily wroth with myself because it interfered with my writing.
John Barleycorn by London, Jack View in context
The apartment which they now entered extended across the entire east end of the building, and had windows upon three sides.
The Outlaw of Torn by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
 
 
 
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