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The Night Soil Man's Tour - Evening Edition

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Time 18:00
Date 31/05/23
Price £20
  • Price £20 / Concessions £15
  • Get ready for the darker side of history
  • Bring along an appetite for the macabre
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  • See you at Charles Dickens Museum

Prepare to discover the real Dickensian London in this gorgeously gross evening tour for those who enjoy the darker side of history.

The London of Charles Dickens was a filthy place. Clouds of stinking, yellow smoke wafted down from the chimneys. Carcasses, rotting vegetables and even human remains were thrown into the Thames, while open sewers and cesspits overflowed with excrement, before being emptied by the Night Soil Men, armed only with their trusty spades. Join the Doughty Street Night Soil Man for a tour with a twist, as you uncover the ‘great and dirty city’ which was Victorian London. While exploring the historic London home of Charles Dickens, you’ll uncover the filthy secrets of the Victorian home. Find out what could stick to your clothes if you took a stroll down the street. Discover the terrible problems which were caused by the flushing toilet. Uncover the ways the Victorians battled against the London fogs to clean their laundry. This wonderful new tour is horrifying and hilarious in equal measure, bringing you all the history your old school teachers were too polite to tell you, such as how the Victorians went to the loo, how your living room fires could kill you, and what nasty ailments could be caused by the stinking London air?

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