Social Background of London in 1794

During the 1790’s London was going through a period where social gap was visually seen. There were the very wealthy and the very poor. London had grown as much as it was going to at this point and things began to settle down. The poor often lived in the East end of the city while the rich lived in the west. The East end of the city became widely known for its textile factories and violent protest due to the difficult jobs having to be done by the poor. The west end however started to grow again in response to the increasing importance of the rich persons role in society. The streets here were decorated by fine shops and elite craftsman making the East end again fall into the shadows.