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Collected Item: “The Barbarous Murder of Wigan Lane: A Story of Victorian Crime and Punishment”

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The Barbarous Murder of Wigan Lane: A Story of Victorian Crime and Punishment

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The Church of St Wilfrid in Market Place, Standish, is the starting point of the discovery of a 'barbarous murder' in 1840. Local historian Jim Meehan shares what he's uncovered.

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ⓒ Wigan Council

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Video

Subject (1)

Social History

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Local and Regional History

Geographical Area (1)

Britain and Ireland

Time Period

18th-19th Century

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsSJioRqwdo
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