On a snowy day, the smell of horse manure becomes even more pungent. In Noel Street, a district where lower-middle-class people live, the security and sanitation are on the same level. When Shard turned into this neighborhood, the winter street scene near Regent's Park instantly disappeared. Before him seemed like a wintery swamp in a stinky gutter, but that was the current living condition for ordinary city folks.
The houses on Noel Street are closely packed, with pipes like long snakes entwining the peeling walls. The population density here is exceptionally high. On a Wednesday during the daytime, even though most men are out working, children running around, or women carrying infants, holding the hands of a second son, and walking with a firstborn, still fill the area with a bustling life.
