Mortstones: Protecting Yourself from the Resurrection Men
By the early 1800s, professional resurrection men or body snatchers were starting to appear within our parishes. People were…
By the early 1800s, professional resurrection men or body snatchers were starting to appear within our parishes. People were…
To say that the poorer members of Georgian society were at a disadvantage when it came to protecting their…
The sad tale of Hannah Heesom who was snatched from her grave on New Year’s Eve 1828.
Cholera, a watch house and a shipping tragedy known to the locals as ‘Black Friday’ – Read the sad history of Eyemouth , a small fishing town in the Borders