‘Coffin’ beds and exhibiting material life in a Victorian homeless shelter
In June 1897 a Salvation Army officer was on patrol in the East End with the District Inspector of Police. At around nine o’clock in the evening they walked east down Commercial Road and turned into Medland Street. Here, they came upon Medland Hall – the Congregational Union Refuge Hall and one of the few … More ‘Coffin’ beds and exhibiting material life in a Victorian homeless shelter