My post focuses on London Road, which was mentioned in The Man with the Twisted Lip. London Road was south of the River Thames, and is really only distinguished on a map for being close to the Norbury Hill Park. Although London Road does not show up on the Charles Booth Online Archive, the area that was close to it was a middle class area, with some pink, indicating that some families were comfortable.

Majority of the crimes, according to the Old Bailey, were thefts, including violent thefts. There were a small amount of murders; the Old Bailey had 29 records of Killings. I felt that this indicated a sense of relative peace in the area. Although there were thefts, people obviously did not really have to worry about their lives being put in immediate danger.

London Road was not a little avenue, and stretched for quite a bit. Therefore it can be said that London Road served as a major transportation road. It’s only mentioned once in The Man With the Twisted Lip. “We both sprang in, and away we dashed down the London Road. A few country carts were stirring, bearing in vegetables to the metropolis, but the lines of villas on either side were as silent and lifeless as some city in a dream”. As seen by the above map, London Road was actually far from the heart of London. With the quote, London Road seems to be a clash of city and country, with produce being brought into the city, and invoking the feel of the city. The country carts keep the country feel alive, and the silence create the perfect balance. This goes back to the theme of duality in The Man With the Twisted Lip. Neville had his dual identity, and so does London Road.