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Well, yeah, what century's living conditions does homelessness correspond to?

• defrost 4y ago
  19th Century Victorian London - the time of coffin beds and T'penny hangers (hard benches with a rope to hang your body across as you slept sitting upright). https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/jan/02/homelessness-victorian-london-exhibition-geffrye-museum https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/jan/02/homeles... https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-homeless-of-victorian-london/ https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-homeles...
  • fbdab103 4y ago
    I needed a visual, and this site[0] has a picture of a two-penny hangover. Which looks to be just a rope hanging over some hay. [0]: https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Two-Penny-Hangover/ https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Two-Penny-Hangover/
    • defrost 4y ago
      That's the one .. there was a whole range of "sleeping" accomadations for the homeless in Victorian London and I muddled two together .. situp benches & a rope to drape over - my bad. Welcome to the literal "Dickensian Aspect" ref'd in the fifth season of The Wire.