
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)