Borowitz True Crime Digital Collection

Broadside: Life of the Mannings executed at Horsemonger Lane Goal [sic] on Tuesday 13th Nov 1849

Borowitz True Crime Digital Collection

Broadside: Life of the Mannings executed at Horsemonger Lane Goal [sic] on Tuesday 13th Nov 1849

Title Broadside: Life of the Mannings executed at Horsemonger Lane Goal [sic] on Tuesday 13th Nov 1849
Publisher Hodges, Printer, (from Pitt's) Wholesale, Marble Warehouse, 31, Dudley Street, 7 Dials
Date 1849
Time Period 19th century
Description Broadside street ballad regarding the murder of Patrick O'Connor by Maria and Frederick Manning, and their subsequent execution. This crime is often referred to as the Bermondsey Horror, after the location of their home and where the crime was committed. Maria Manning was having an affair with Patrick O'Connor. Includes a woodcut illustration of the execution.
General Subject Area Crime
Extent 1 broadside (10.75 x 7.75 inches)
Institution Kent State University
Repository Special Collections and Archives
Finding aid title Finding Aid for the British Criminal Broadsides collection
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Format of Original document
Subject Adultery
Capital Punishment
Murder, General
Provenance British Criminal Broadsides collection
Genre/Format broadsides
poetry
street ballads
Geographical Location United Kingdom. England