[from the archives of 2011]
Built 1826 at the southwest corner of St Matthew's churchyard, for watchmen who guarded the graveyard against body-snatchers. Since 1792 a person had been paid 10s 6d per week to be on armed guard. The market for cadavers was created by the local medical schools. The building is Grade II listed. Bethnal Green, London Borough Tower Hamlets.
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