Hutton (Neighborhood)

This article is about the Neighborhood of Hutton. For the district of the same name, see Hutton (District).
Centered on Criers Square, the neighborhood of Hutton was a former village (that gave the District of Hutton its name) that was absorbed into Norrilund by the city's growth. It is a poor, high-crime area with only adequate police coverage, and that is dedicated to protecting the legitimate businesses and middle class homes along the high streets. These houses are mostly new and have some of the modern amenities, like heated water, steam heating, and indoor plumbing.
This is an immigrant neighbourhood, with various populations living in tenements built either a few decades ago and quickly gone to seed, or ancient old houses that have stayed up more as an act of insolent will than decent engineering. These rookeries are often specific to nationality or race. Hutton is heavily populated with poor Ust, Dalkhrovan, and Kaspari immigrants, as well as Hallandic refugees. Each group has their own gangs and neighbourhoods.
Industry is heavy here, much of it crowded out to the edges of Norrilund in the last few decades in an effort to clean up the city environment. Heavy industries are located along Hutton Creek; many of these, including the Empire Gas Works and the neighborhood's largest employer, Hutton Gaslight and Coking Company, are involved in the mass production of chemical products. The Yardley Distillery is tucked on the creekside on Yardley Road and is always hiring (and firing). The turnover rate at these "dark, satanic mills" is high, and former employees are frequently rehired for a period when need for labour spikes.
The Tees Hill City Workhouse is positioned on Hutton Road, and provides the truly destitute employment and a place to live. Across from the Workhouse on the creek is the Hutton Creek Cemetery, which has taken over from graveyards in Harlowe and Canalside that have been plowed under for new development.
The Poor Castle, located on Halding Road, was built in 1553. It presents concerts and more edifying entertainment than the usual tripe of Hutton. In the afternoon and evenings, classes are given to the poor; reading and writing, arithmetic, and the basic skills necessary to find and keep a job in the city. Most of the students are adults, although some enterprising teens can be found here. The Poor Castle represents a rare middle and upper-class interest in improving the lot of the poor.
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* Southeast: Bear Sump
* Southwest: Aiken
* West: Swepstone
* Northwest: Canalside
Category:Neighborhoods of Hutton