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1852 cartoon titled ‘A court for King Cholera’ by John Leech, published in Punch magazine 23 (1852), p. 139. Image source: Wellcome Collection, via Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license.

1852 cartoon titled ‘A court for King Cholera’ by John Leech, published in Punch magazine 23 (1852), p. 139. Image source: Wellcome Collection, via Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license.

Death in Irish Whitechapel: Cholera in Blue Anchor Yard E1, 1848

Looking from Cartwright Street towards Blue Anchor Yard, Royal Mint Estate on the site of what was Rosemary Lane, Whitechapel E1....

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[Work-in-progress post] Life in Irish Whitechapel: Rosemary Lane E1 through Henry Mayhew's pen

[Work-in-progress post] Life in Irish Whitechapel: Rosemary Lane E1 through Henry Mayhew's pen

[Work-in-progress post] Life in Irish Whitechapel: Rosemary Lane E1 through Henry Mayhew's pen

Updated 22 August 2024: Just to highlight this blog post is still a work-in-progress, published early in draft form for my MA history...

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