The Penny Lodging House (1)
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The Penny Lodging House (1)
Image: © Barbara Carr Taken: 7 Feb 2013
On Eastern Lane in Berwick. As the name implies, lodging could be obtained for a penny a night. There were 240 old pennies to the pound - the income of those staying here was in the region of 5 shillings a week (= 60 old pennies), typically earned by picking dog-mess and/or bones and rags from the streets, or salvaging anything of worth from the river-banks at low tide (the latter occupation being described as 'mud-lark'). Conditions were less than salubrious. This building is usually open to the public on 'Open Doors Day' in September each year - I went in once: it's quite eerie inside, huge empty rooms with odd shelving. See also Image and Image For pre-restoration/interior pictures, see Image, Image and Image
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Image Location
Latitude
55.769439
Longitude
-2.004118