Anthony Rhys
Notorious: Cardiff. Victorian and Edwardian social, sexwork and criminal history.
Saturday, 17 August 2019
Cardiff Scandal: The Life of Honora Shaughnessy.
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To pre-warn you this is a shocking and upsetting life history that includes rape, institutionalised sexual abuse, and domestic violence...
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Monday, 1 July 2019
The Life of Honest Carrie Gilmore.
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Carrie Gilmore has been written about before by a couple of Welsh authors and she's mentioned in a few online articles. Unfortunately n...
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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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