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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Northumberland => Topic started by: River Tyne Lass on Tuesday 04 October 22 14:12 BST (UK)
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There is going to be a 'Beginner's Guide to Body Snatching' talk event on at Whitley Bay library on Thursday 13 October at 7 pm.
There will be a charge of £3 and booking is required.
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Is this for anyone looking to start a new hobby?
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Is this for anyone looking to start a new hobby?
emeltom, Thanks for that reply, I am still chuckling minutes after first seeing it. :)
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I daresay you might pick up a few tips, if you're thinking of branching out Emeltom ... or are you just asking for a 'friend', nudge nudge, wink, wink. ;) 8)
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;D ;D ;D
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Burke & Hare cashed in on the demand for corpses in Edinburgh by murdering folk not digging them up!
Skoosh.
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Is this for anyone looking to start a new hobby?
Is there an Advanced Guide for anyone considering it as a career? (Asking for a friend.)
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Poem from the time,
"Up the close and doon the stair, but & ben wi Burke & Hare,
Burke's the butcher, Hare's the thief, Knox the boy who buys the beef!"
Professor Knox.
Skoosh.
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I believe the technique for the grave robbing was digging a square hole to the head of the coffin, breaking the lid just enough to get at the corpse and pulling it out with hooks and ropes. Some were very skilled and left no trace as the grave was newly dug. In Scotland it was an offence to steal the grave clothes so they were left in the coffin.
Skoosh.
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I have googled these names and they sound quite dastardly fellows! :o
On reading your last post Skoosh, I wonder if perhaps you might be the 'speaker' who will be teaching this beginners course to the 'friends' 8) of Emeltom and Maiden Stone? :) ;D
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Well, are you sitting comfortably?
https://engole.info/burke-and-hare-murders/
Bests,
Skoosh. :o
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Thanks Skoosh! Unfortunately, the site is not showing. I gather these were very dastardly fellows though! :o
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Well, are you sitting comfortably?
https://engole.info/burke-and-hare-murders/
Bests,
Skoosh. :o
I was getting interested in this post, as many years ago, with my spade I went digging for lugworms and ragworms west of the north staithes at Blyth, (always bearing in mind the approaching tide) That was quite a muddy, messy job, but what Skoosh has posted has dampened by enthusiasm for digging.
:) :D ::)
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Dreadful as it was ,I think I am correct in saying it did advance medical knowledge .
Cadavers were in short supply, and the human body needed to be studied by Medical students ,Edinburgh’s Medical School gained a very good reputation.
Doctors who qualified from there were very much in demand.
Not exactly sure of dates so Skoosh no offence if you correct me I shall be glad to have correct knowledge.
The murders - yes a step far too far.
I am wondering if it was possible to donate your body to Medical Science in those days?
Viktoria.
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Yes, there was much good came out of it but it is a shame they didn't seek willing volunteers like they do now.