https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/12/16/chapter-3-the-burial-of-the-victims-x/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Thu, 16 Dec 2021 15:24:11 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/12/16/chapter-3-the-burial-of-the-victims-x/#comment-1441381 Thu, 16 Dec 2021 15:24:11 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=189947#comment-1441381 What bizarre illustrations. It appears that the men bearing the bodies are concealed beneath some sort of pall or skirt. I presume that if you couldn’t afford a funeral car, convention required that you recreate the closest thing, but how could they see where they were walking? (And a catafalque with legs is a very odd sort of thing.) Very interesting!!

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/12/16/chapter-3-the-burial-of-the-victims-x/#comment-1441360 Thu, 16 Dec 2021 12:55:12 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=189947#comment-1441360 I am bewildered by the image. Are the coffin bearers swathed in fabric and are there effigies or plumes above? It must have made for a difficult job……..

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/12/16/chapter-3-the-burial-of-the-victims-x/#comment-1441345 Thu, 16 Dec 2021 10:28:18 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=189947#comment-1441345 I am anxiously waiting for the next chapter.

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