Sujet

Three graveyard watch houses, London, 1926-1927. Artist: Whiffin

Légende

Three graveyard watch houses, London, 1926-1927. Graveyard watch houses at Thames Street and Giltspur Street, (above), and at Rotherhithe (below). These buildings were constructed in an attempt to prevent body snatching which was a serious problem in 19th-century London. Medical students needed corpses for dissection and would pay with no questions asked. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London, 1926-1927).
The Print Collector collection

Date

1926

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19C39_317

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,0Mo (2,6Mo) / 31,2cm x 40,1cm / 3689 x 4739 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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