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An East End street in 1902 (Dorset Street, Spitalfields), photographed for Jack London's book The People of the AbyssThe international settlement movement began at Toynbee Hall, where a community centre was formed that attracted university students who wished to live or "settle" among the underprivileged in London's economically depressed East End. [14]
The name Spitalfields appears in the form Spittellond in 1399; as The spitel Fyeld on the "Woodcut" map of London of c.1561; and as Spyttlefeildes, also in 1561. [3] The land belonged to St Mary Spital, a priory or hospital (a lodging for travellers run by a religious order) erected on the east side of the Bishopsgate thoroughfare in 1197, from which its name is thought to derive ("spital ...
Borough Market This is a list of markets in London. Greater London is home to a wealth of covered, outdoor and street markets. Many specialise in a particular type of goods or sell different things on different days. Most open very early in the morning and close early or late afternoon. Markets in London have their origins in the Middle Ages and ancient charter; set up to serve the population ...
The Wing was a women-focused social club and co-working space [1] with offices in New York City, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Boston. [2] It was founded by Audrey Gelman and Lauren Kassan in 2016. [3] [4] As of July 2019, the club had about 10,000 members. [5]
A person then dips skewered fruit into the mixture, encasing it in the sugar. Once it dries, it creates a glass-like coating. While tanghulu was popular this year, doctors warned that hot sugar ...
Many workers in the United States conduct remote work, not from home, but from a third place. [26] Remote work can cause isolation and working in public spaces, such as cafes, libraries or coworking areas, may be a happy medium between the home office and the corporate office. Availability of public Wi-Fi has been a major enabler of this trend ...
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are on the clock to avoid a government shutdown after a bipartisan funding agreement fell through Wednesday. The current funding runs out at the end of the day Friday ...
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Asian stocks tumbled on Tuesday dragged by Chinese markets and chip shares as investors worried about U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's policies, while bitcoin hit a record ...