unclench your teeth

@thetitancurse
Lena (she/her), 22. I have no idea of what to write here so let's just skip this part.

my art | my writing | side blogs | support me on ko-fi!

Beat to Quarters reblogged Beat to Quarters @ltwilliammowett · 1595796758
ltwilliammowett

Two penny hangover


image

Scene from The Great Train Robbery a movie set in the 1850's ( Getty Images)

In Victorian London, some homeless shelters gave drunk sailors and homeless poor the opportunity to hang or lean on a rope for two pennies to sleep.

image

Early in the morning, usually before sunrise, it was cut and people were shooed out into the street.

The origin of the "hangover".

  1. kalopsiade reblogged this from ltwilliammowett
  2. largetoaster reblogged this from ltwilliammowett
  3. witchytipsplease reblogged this from ltwilliammowett
  4. qureshi101 reblogged this from ltwilliammowett
  5. adbenturous reblogged this from mini--thoughts
  6. mini--thoughts reblogged this from ltwilliammowett
  7. rosexgard0n reblogged this from ltwilliammowett
  8. ironmei reblogged this from ltwilliammowett
  9. littlestepshere reblogged this from blackswallowtailbutterfly
  10. halelshiyr reblogged this from professorupdog
  11. paul-henri reblogged this from ltwilliammowett
  12. gistmatas-blog reblogged this from peashooter85
  13. loxias reblogged this from profanities-of-common-sense
  14. mandy-malady reblogged this from ltwilliammowett
  15. profanities-of-common-sense reblogged this from ltwilliammowett
  16. pixelpluto reblogged this from ltwilliammowett
  17. fernothewise reblogged this from ltwilliammowett
  18. v3bso reblogged this from ltwilliammowett
  19. ltwilliammowett posted this
    Scene from The Great Train Robbery a movie set in the 1850's ( Getty Images) ...In...