Peabody Trust Building, Pear Tree Court and Clerkenwell Close, Peabody Estate, Clerkenwell, London, England, London, UK. Credit: London Snapper

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The Clerkenwell Estate came about through the clearance of a number of slum sites under the Artisans and Labourers Dwellings Improvement Act of 1875 which allowed the Metropolitan Board of Works to buy up and clear six sites across London. The area around Pear Tree Court had already been condemned as unfit for human habitation. The architect of the new estate was Henry Darbishire. The model used for each of the blocks consisted of units of five flats around a central staircase. In the late 19th century it was still standard practice for many facilities to be shared so each unit of five flats had shared lavatories and sculleries.

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Photo credit: © London Snapper / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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