Hermit of Hainault Forest
William Bell aka Old Dido, the hermit of Hainault Forest, born in Bethnal Green, London in 1831 and in recent years lived out in the open in Hainault Forest. Claimed to have knowledge of herbal medicines and even at his advanced age, frequently walked to London and back with herbal roots, snakes, newts, or any he could turn to account
Picture No
14164751
Media ID
48993337
Size
4044px x 5637px
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Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd. / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Sturdee in The Tatler', 30 July 1902, page 174
Date
1902
