“In the same year, William Henly, a Fellow of the Royal Society, wrote to the Humane Society with a suggestion that electricity be used to shock the heart and brain in ‘cases of Apparent Death from Drowning’. After all, he… — Lucy Inglis Copy Share Image
“The Royal Humane Society had taught resuscitation techniques to many Londoners, and the Society’s receiving houses formed the earliest model for what became Accident and Emergency departments. Lifeguards and icemen had become familiar sights, patrolling the Serpentine. Whereas at the… — Lucy Inglis Copy Share Image
“Open ground was very important to the cloth industry: when large bolts of fabric were treated, they needed to be dried on the ‘tenter… — Lucy Inglis Copy Share Image
“By the early Victorian period, there were eighteen receiving houses in London, and the Illustrated London News estimated some 200,000 people were bathing in… — Lucy Inglis Copy Share Image
“In the same year, William Henly, a Fellow of the Royal Society, wrote to the Humane Society with a suggestion that electricity be used… — Lucy Inglis Copy Share Image
“The Royal Humane Society had taught resuscitation techniques to many Londoners, and the Society’s receiving houses formed the earliest model for what became Accident… — Lucy Inglis Copy Share Image
“The area housed many successful medium-sized businesses, such as the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, founded in 1570 (and Britain’s oldest continual manufacturer). By the eighteenth… — Lucy Inglis Copy Share Image
“By 1722, traffic on the bridge was so great that the wagons and carts were fined if they didn’t have their pennies ready to… — Lucy Inglis Copy Share Image
“Mansfield ruled that habeas corpus applied to anyone in England, even if they originated elsewhere. He was aware of the significance of his ruling,… — Lucy Inglis Copy Share Image
