Soldier Town beyond the barracks

The quarter contained British barracks and later Liberated African military units, documented from 1827. High mortality among British-born soldiers helped change it into a predominantly African neighbourhood. ^{[gijanto-2020]}

A study of a Lovell Street property and surrounding deeds shows household ownership, worship, skilled employment and tenants in the same neighbourhood. This is a useful reminder that a military name does not describe every life lived there. ^{[gijanto-2020]}