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

Title

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

Description

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.

Contributor

Archives: Wigan & Leigh

Type

Video

Subject

Social History

Local and Regional History

Period

18th-19th Century

Geographical Area

Britain and Ireland

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