Wirral
26-01-2008, 11:19 AM
According to a fascinating book I have, inquests were usually held in pubs. It wasn't until 1902 when an Act of Parliament curtailed the use of inquests on licensed premises.
"Viewing the Lifeless Body. A Coroner & his inquests held in Nottinghamshire Public Houses during the Nineteenth Century 1828 to 1866", by Bernard V. Heathcote, published 2005 by Nottinghamshire County Council, ISBN 0 902751 51 4.
"Viewing the Lifeless Body. A Coroner & his inquests held in Nottinghamshire Public Houses during the Nineteenth Century 1828 to 1866", by Bernard V. Heathcote, published 2005 by Nottinghamshire County Council, ISBN 0 902751 51 4.