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#4 These rows of “coffins” were the men’s sleeping quarters in London’s Burne Street hostel, 1900.

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#4 These rows of “coffins” were the men’s sleeping quarters in London’s Burne Street hostel, 1900.

Four Penny Coffin: One of the First Homeless Shelters in Victorian London

#4 These rows of “coffins” were the men’s sleeping quarters in London’s Burne Street hostel, 1900.

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