George Orwell's Down and Out in Paris and London documents life as a tramp in early 20th-century Britain, including his time in "spikes," casual wards that sheltered vagrants and the destitute. Some of these sites, like the Guildford Spike, have been preserved as museums. But is it worthwhile to preserve places that testify to a reality many ignore? Places that offer a glimpse into histories of suffering and poverty? I maintain that it is not only important but necessary to do so, particularly in an era where individuals strive to revise history to suit their interests.