https://englishancestors.blog/2026/10/11/time-travelling-in-spitalfields-the-decline-into-poverty/English Ancestorsen-gb2026-10-11T11:27:55+00:00Time Travelling in Spitalfields: the decline into povertyAncestry, Industrial Revolution, history, family history, British history, 19th century housing, Spitalfields, Huguenots, Dan Cruickshank, Spitalfields silks, journeymen silk weavers, Spitalfields Acts, Julia Sawalha, Who Do You Think You Are?, 19th century poverty, housing for labouring classes