Skeleton in the closet
Aston Hall, Aston, Birmingham. This buildings was one of the first historic buildings to be used as a municipal visitor attraction. For a while this skeleton of a woman sat in the hidden room beneath the stairs. A porters chair swung on hinges and could be pinned back into place to conceal the space behind. Photographed by Percy Thomas Deakin between 1885-1905
Picture No
11803168
Media ID
45364106
Size
3508px x 4854px
(1.7MB)
Credit
© Historic England / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Historic England Archive - Photograph by Percy Thomas Deakin
Date
circa 1890s
