The Retrial: An interactive history talk based on the murder of Frances o’Rourke

On 01 January 1902 the body of missing girl, Frances O’Rourke, was found dead near the Vauxhall Inn, Tonbridge. Local man Harold Apted was put on trial for her murder and later executed on 18 March 1902.

122 years later, we invite you to join local historian Pam Mills as she reopens the case. Pam will present you with both the original arguments of the prosecution and defence, as well as unheard evidence from the home office, and recordings of the judges notes.

Upon hearing from both sides of ‘the court’, Pam will invite you, ‘the jury’ to share your own verdict after revisiting this dark chapter in Tonbridge history.

This interactive history talk promises to be a fascinating and social evening, which will see the profits from all ticket sales donated to Sustain, a local food bank.

***Important: please be aware that this talk covers a sensitive subject matter and contains content which may cause distress ***

This event is not suitable for children under the age of 16.