rookeries
Type: Concept
As of November 2026, rookeries has been mentioned in one podcast episode on The Rest Is History (Dec 2025).
A rookery, in the colloquial English of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, was a city slum occupied by poor people and frequently also by criminals and prostitutes. Such areas were overcrowded, with low-quality housing and little or no sanitation. Local industry such as coal plants and gasholders polluted the rookery air. Poorly constructed dwellings, built with multiple storeys and often crammed into any area of open ground, created densely populated areas of gloomy, narrow streets and a
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Dec 2025 on The Rest Is History |
| Field | Urban history |
Who talks about rookeries on podcasts?
Tom Holland brought up rookeries; the most recent mention was Dec 2025 on The Rest Is History.
- Jack The Ripper: History's Darkest Mystery on The Rest Is History (Dec 2025) — Tom Holland
What is rookeries mentioned alongside?
rookeries is most often mentioned alongside Jioati / Jivati / Jivvati (Victoria), Grenadier Guards and Dorset Street.
Mentioned together: Jioati / Jivati / Jivvati (Victoria), Grenadier Guards, Dorset Street, East End of London, Flower and Dean Street, The Daily Telegraph, Leonard Matters, Victorian age, White Chapel, Henry Matthews