Most bridges in London are north-south, and most of east London is above the river. The east is just traditionally poorer more working class. In the UK most working class and poorer areas of big cities are situated in the east because in the industrial/Victorian era the smoke from the factories etc would always blow east due to the prevailing winds from the Atlantic, so the rich people would simply move to the west part of the city to avoid it.
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Most bridges in London are north-south, and most of east London is above the river. The east is just traditionally poorer more working class. In the UK most working class and poorer areas of big cities are situated in the east because in the industrial/Victorian era the smoke from the factories etc would always blow east due to the prevailing winds from the Atlantic, so the rich people would simply move to the west part of the city to avoid it.
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