Pimlico

Victoria Street and Vauxhall Road section Belgravia off from Pimlico and in the north Green Park and St. James Park spearate it from Mayfair. This region is less swank than Belgravia for all the industry that resides in it, but it does have Buckingham Palace, where the parks meet. Buckingham Palace was purchased from the Duke of Buckingham in 1837 and is the official residence of the royal family and also acts as the centre of royal business while the sovereign is in town. Much of the royal art collection is in this palace.

Just off of Victoria road, one finds the Westminster House of Corrections, as well as the massive Artillery Brewery. A major employer of the working class, Artillery Brewery is a massive building – over three stories high – that produces copious amounts of beer for the London public. It is well placed, just down Old Pye Street from the public baths, where the labourers can go for a wash-up. It is across the street from the Alms Houses and is also within sight of the Westminster House of Corrections...a bleak reminder of what awaits those not gainfully employed.

Another major employer is the Thorne Brewery on Horseferry, just a few blocks from the Thames. It is next to the complex of buildings taking up an entire block and comprising the Broadwood's Factory. Across the street from Thorne is the Chartered Gas Company Works, a monstrously large collection of brick factories and storage tanks for the gas that powered the lamps and industries of the city. Along the Thames, one finds the Smiths' Distillery on Caledonia, the Small Arms Maufactory and the Equitable Gas Works on Lupus. Cubitt's Works – one of the largest employers of skilled craftsmen (over 1000 plasterers alone!) – and the Government's Military Store House are also between Lupus and the River.

The working class quality of Pimlico makes this region less fashionable than Belgravia, but the majority of the people working in the factories and breweries of Pimlico live in Lambeth and Soutwark; the majority of residents in Pimlico are middle class professionals and skilled labour.

Prosperity
Good

Dominant Social Class
Middle and working-class

Crime
Low

Police Presence
Heavy

Dominant Profession or Industry
breweries, construction, professional labour for construction.

Places to stay

• Westminster Palace Hotel, Victoria Street (12s.6d./night, high quality).

Type

District