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| History Tour | Canning Town in Victorian Times |
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Canning Town in
Victorian Times. Canning Town changed enormously in the time of Queen Victoria. At the beginning of her reign, Canning Town as we know it today did not even exist. It was just a marshy area of farmland to the east of the River Lea. During Queen Victoria’s reign, thousands of people moved into the area to find jobs. This meant that hundreds of houses were needed for them. Within a few years the area had become a busy, crowded industrial town. |
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Tom
McAllister Last updated 17 February 2003 |
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