Anthony Rhys
Notorious: Cardiff. Victorian and Edwardian social, sexwork and criminal history.
Wednesday, 26 July 2017
'Swaggering Gait': Pimps of Victorian Cardiff
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'Has a swaggering gait, blotched face and dimpled chin' so reads the description of Lemuel Anderson, a bully of Charlott...
Sunday, 23 July 2017
Jenny Piano: Nymph and Brothel Keeper
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The mark of Jenny Piano in 1853. For those new to this blog it follows the lives of the inhabitants of two streets in Victorian Cardiff...
Saturday, 24 June 2017
Mary The Cripple: Victorian Badass
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Mary The Cripple: Victorian Badass 'Lost the use of her legs walks on her hands, not read, labourer.' So reads the descripti...
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Saturday, 13 May 2017
Four Tattooed Cardiff Prostitutes of the 1850's
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Tattoos of Ann Owens, 1853. Four of the prostitutes who worked on Charlotte Street and Whitmore Lane were definitely tattooed. I'...
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