London

General Information

London is the capital of England with around 7.5 million citizens, which are about twelve percent of Britain’s population. It lies in the south east of England, next to the Thames [1] and is about 600 square miles large, which makes a population density of 4.699 people living in a square mile of land [2]. London was once the largest city in the world, till it lost its first place to New York in 1925 [3]. It was also the first city all around the world that had an underground railway, it is called the tube [2].Today, London is not only Britain’s largest metropolis, but also its center of economy, transport and culture. London itself has no clear form. It is like a collection of smaller cities wildly stuck together. This phenomenon can be traced back to the early three centers: the City of London, the Southwark and the Coty of Westminster. The city of London became the center of banking and trade. Southwark now has a lot of monasteries, fairs, hospitals and a great theatre. Westminster on the other hand is seen as the center of British reign with its royal palace and Westminster Abbey as well as many big parks [1].

Around the time of Mr. Jones

In the 1920s London experienced an economic low, which led to a high rate of unemployment. In the early 1930s it was even hit by the big depression and around 10 percent of the people living there were at subsistence level. A positive thing is that, between 1920 and 1930, electric lights were made available for the public as well [4].

[1] “London”, Encyclopaedia Britannica.

https://www.britannica.com/place/London (23.05.2019)

[2] “London Basic”, Travel Pluto World Travel Guide. http://www.travelpluto.com/londonbasic.htm (23.05.2019)

[3] “London”, England-Seiten.

http://www.england-seiten.de/Staedte/London/ (23.05.2019)

[4] “Everyday life in Britain”, Tim Lambert.

http://www.localhistories.org/1930slife.html (23.05.2019)