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15,000 Skeletons Found: The Hidden Cemetery Beneath the London Underground
Discover the hidden history of Southwark's Crossbones Graveyard, an unconsecrated burial site in London. Unearthed in 1989, this graveyard holds 15,000 bodies, including paupers, prostitutes, and the forgotten outcasts of Victorian society. We explore its dark past, the myths of the 'Winchester Geese,' and the harsh realities of life, disease, and death in 17th-19th century London.
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References
Berg, A. L. (2019). From religious to secular place-making: How does the secular matter for religious place construction in the local?. Social Compass, 66(1), 35-48.
Crossbones.org.uk. History of Cross Bones Graveyard. Retrieved from https://crossbones.org.uk/history/
Find a Grave. Elizabeth Mitchell Memorial. Retrieved from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88438448/elizabeth-mitchell
Museum of London. Cross Bones Post-Medieval Cemetery. Retrieved from https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/collections/other-collection-databases-and-libraries/centre-human-bioarchaeology/osteological-database/post-medieval-cemeteries/cross-bones-post-medieval
Museum of London. Cross Bones Photographs. Retrieved from https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/collections/other-collection-databases-and-libraries/centre-human-bioarchaeology/osteological-database/post-medieval-cemeteries/cross-bones-photographs
Nally, C. (2018). Cross Bones Graveyard: Excavating the Prostitute in Neo-Victorian Popular Culture. Journal of Victorian Culture, 23(2), 247-261. doi:10.1093/jvc/vcx006
Planetslade. Cross Bones 17. Retrieved from http://www.planetslade.com/cross-bones-17.html
Szreter, S., & Siena, K. (2021). The pox in Boswell's London: an estimate of the extent of syphilis infection in the metropolis in the 1770s. The Economic History Review, 74, 372-399. https://doi.org/10.1111/ehr.13000
Winchester Heritage Open Days. The Buried History of the Winchester Geese - Part One. Retrieved from https://www.winchesterheritageopendays.org/hampshire-histbites-episodes/2020/11/20/the-buried-history-of-the-winchester-geese-part-one
Winchester Heritage Open Days. The Buried History of the Winchester Geese - Part Two. Retrieved from https://www.winchesterheritageopendays.org/hampshire-histbites-episodes/2020/11/26/the-buried-history-of-the-winchester-geese-part-two
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Danse Macabre by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Artist: http://incompetech.com/
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Discover the hidden history of Southwark's Crossbones Graveyard, an unconsecrated burial site in London. Unearthed in 1989, this graveyard holds 15,000 bodies, including paupers, prostitutes, and the forgotten outcasts of Victorian society. We explore its dark past, the myths of the 'Winchester Geese,' and the harsh realities of life, disease, and death in 17th-19th century London.
Find more here!
Leave recommendations for season 2
References
Berg, A. L. (2019). From religious to secular place-making: How does the secular matter for religious place construction in the local?. Social Compass, 66(1), 35-48.
Crossbones.org.uk. History of Cross Bones Graveyard. Retrieved from https://crossbones.org.uk/history/
Find a Grave. Elizabeth Mitchell Memorial. Retrieved from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88438448/elizabeth-mitchell
Museum of London. Cross Bones Post-Medieval Cemetery. Retrieved from https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/collections/other-collection-databases-and-libraries/centre-human-bioarchaeology/osteological-database/post-medieval-cemeteries/cross-bones-post-medieval
Museum of London. Cross Bones Photographs. Retrieved from https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/collections/other-collection-databases-and-libraries/centre-human-bioarchaeology/osteological-database/post-medieval-cemeteries/cross-bones-photographs
Nally, C. (2018). Cross Bones Graveyard: Excavating the Prostitute in Neo-Victorian Popular Culture. Journal of Victorian Culture, 23(2), 247-261. doi:10.1093/jvc/vcx006
Planetslade. Cross Bones 17. Retrieved from http://www.planetslade.com/cross-bones-17.html
Szreter, S., & Siena, K. (2021). The pox in Boswell's London: an estimate of the extent of syphilis infection in the metropolis in the 1770s. The Economic History Review, 74, 372-399. https://doi.org/10.1111/ehr.13000
Winchester Heritage Open Days. The Buried History of the Winchester Geese - Part One. Retrieved from https://www.winchesterheritageopendays.org/hampshire-histbites-episodes/2020/11/20/the-buried-history-of-the-winchester-geese-part-one
Winchester Heritage Open Days. The Buried History of the Winchester Geese - Part Two. Retrieved from https://www.winchesterheritageopendays.org/hampshire-histbites-episodes/2020/11/26/the-buried-history-of-the-winchester-geese-part-two
Music
Danse Macabre by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?collection=005
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
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