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…
St Mary’s Church: Whitkirk, West Yorkshire
The sad tale of Hannah Heesom who was snatched from her grave on New Year’s Eve 1828.
Eyemouth Watch House: Berwickshire
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
Eckford Watch Tower: Border Region
When it comes to body snatching prevention, it doesn’t come any better, or should I say smaller, than Eckford…
