Anthony Rhys
Notorious: Cardiff. Victorian and Edwardian social, sexwork and criminal history.
Sunday, 20 August 2017
Mary No-Nose: Cardiff Prostitute Nicknames
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Cranky & Bristol Ann have a fight in 1841. Nicknames were common throughout Wales as lots of people had the same first names or sur...
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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