Table of Contents

1. Colchester's Victorian Garrison
2. The Life of the Prostitute, Cradle to Grave
3. Hannah Murrells and Thomas Platford
4. Men who Encouraged Prostitution
5. The Lifeboat and the Anchor
6. The Contagious Diseases Acts and the Lock Hospital
7. Policing Prostitution
8. The Role of Colchester's Solicitors
9. Adjudicating Prostitution
10. The Ship at Headgate
11. Reformers and Neighbours

About the Author

Jane Pearson taught local and social history at the University of Essex. She has published papers on Essex local history and is preparing a medical history of Colchester.

Maria Rayner has carried out research into Colchester's Lock Hospital and currently works within the NHS.