Anthony Rhys

Notorious: Cardiff. Victorian and Edwardian social, sexwork and criminal history.

Friday, 2 February 2018

Cross Dressing in Victorian Cardiff: Usurping the Masculine Prerogative

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I love this. I can picture Ann Williams, pissed after an all night bender on Whitmore Lane, being stopped by the bemused copper at 9 o...
Saturday, 25 November 2017

Kiss My Bloody Arse: Swearing in Victorian Cardiff

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I'm writing a creative history of the lives of prostitutes, brothel keepers, pimps, thieves and sailors who were congregated together...
Friday, 3 November 2017

The Quiet Brothel: Mary Ann Wright

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Mrs Wright's brothel in Red, Custom House in Blue, Golden Cross in Yellow My book Notorious covers the life stories of thirty peo...
Thursday, 26 October 2017

The Golden Cross: Last Pub Standing

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1849 map, Golden Cross, or Shield & Newcastle Tavern, marked with yellow arrow 1892 The view towards The Golden Cross in the sam...
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