Men at The four penny coffin

Men at The four penny coffin, aka coffin house, one of the first homeless shelters to be created for the people of central London, England, operated by the Salvation Army during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Customers received food and shelter, were allowed to lie down flat on their backs and sleep in a coffin shaped wooden box and given a tarpaulin for covering. From Living London, published c.1901.

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