Anthony Rhys
Notorious: Cardiff. Victorian and Edwardian social, sexwork and criminal history.
Friday, 7 June 2019
The Short Life of Dolly Kelly
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This is Dorothy Kelly, known to her friends as Dolly. She is 23 in this photograph. It is in the same style as small passport sized photo...
Monday, 8 April 2019
The Origin of 'Tiger Bay' in Cardiff.
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Following on from my blog post that uncovered the reason why the red light district of Merthyr Tydfil was nicknamed ' China ' ( ...
Wednesday, 17 October 2018
The True Origin of the 'China' nickname for Merthyr's Prostitute District.
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China in Merthyr Tydfil was the most notorious area of prostitution and criminality in Victorian Wales. The problem is no-one knows why i...
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Monday, 6 August 2018
The Twelve Day Death of Eliza Lewis
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This one is perhaps one of the darkest stories I have come across in my research and it involved two Charlotte Street women. First we have...
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...
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