Quote Originally Posted by Peter View Post
ahem...... my family lived happily for centuries in that '****house'.
All of them? I had an ancestor or two who lived in and around Hoxton but generally they were spread around a bit more. Though I have read accounts of people who literally never left Hoxton all their lives.

As for happily, I don't know how you can be sure of that tbh. Centuries is a long time to be happy in places that were somewhat troubled from time to time, as a glance at the Charles Booth map will reveal. Especially the Old Nichol.