The Mitchell: Special Collections - The Family Tree of Dr Pritchard
Join librarian, Susan Taylor, to learn more about the deadly bedside manner of 'The Human Crocodile', featuring local history sources and family history materials from the Mitchell Library.
About The Mitchell: Special Collections - The Family Tree of Dr Pritchard
| 24th April 2025 | |
| 1pm - 2pm | |
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Edward House 199 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow City Centre G2 3EX |
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| Free but booking required | |
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The trial of Dr. Edward William Pritchard took place from 3rd to 7th July 1865 before the High Court of Justiciary at Edinburgh. He was subsequently charged with the murder, by poisoning, of both his wife and his mother-in-law, Mrs. Taylor, within his house, Clarence Place, 131 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, in the preceding February and March.
Three weeks after his conviction, in the last public hanging in Glasgow, Pritchard was punished for his crimes. One of four notorious cases discussed in Jack House’s book ‘Square Mile of Murder’ (1961), it is a story that still holds a terrible fascination.
Join librarian, Susan Taylor, to learn more about the deadly bedside manner of ‘The Human Crocodile’, featuring local history sources and family history materials from the Mitchell Library’s Special Collections department.
This event is a part of the exploration phase programme for Sauchiehall Street: Culture and Heritage District, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, in partnership with Glasgow City Council.
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