#337 - "Everything is Broken" (William & Eliza Smith, St Giles, WC2)

#337 - "Everything is Broken" (William & Eliza Smith, St Giles, WC2)

On the 8th or 9th of December 1913, William & Eliza, now in their late 60s or early 70s were curled up in front of the fire in their small lodging on New Compton Street in St Giles in Holborn, London. Their life had been an unbearable tragedy which had tested every ounce of their love and strength, and yet, one more punishment was yet to come for this couple who deserved to die a dignified death. This a story about grief and how we all cope with it in our own way


  • Locations:basement flat, unrecorded number New Compton Street, London, WC2
  • Date: 8th or 9th of December 1913
  • Victims:William & Eliza Smith
  • Culprit: ?

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