Death in the Afternoon

Two men in 19th century dress facing each other arms raised with a pistol in their hands preparing to fight a duel

Friday 9th & Sunday 18th September 2022
4.00pm (entrance from 3.30pm)

Death in the Afternoon
A talk

As part of the Heritage Open Days programme, John Mullen will be relating a dramatic tale about a an incident that took place in Browndown (just behind the museum) in 1845. – a duel. Duelling was illegal at the time: one man fled; the other died; a court case ensued and so ended the story of the last Englishman to die on English soil as a result of duelling. An intriguing adventure, vividly brought to life by John Mullen.

Free entry as part of the Heritage Open Days programme.