A new book of early photographs was just published. The caption for the above scene:
Lower Fore Street, a narrow cobblestoned street in Lambeth, pictured in 1865. This industrial area became very densely populated over the Victorian period; its inhabitants rose from 28,000 in 1801 to nearly 300,000 by the time this photograph was taken.
Speaking of Dickens, the oldest surviving film based on his work was recently discovered.
The Dish 