tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post6286409835308061513..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: THE MURDERER OF TREDEGAR SQUAREMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-74545218107217899832019-05-05T14:18:43.895+01:002019-05-05T14:18:43.895+01:00It was my G/G/Grandfather who was the employee off...It was my G/G/Grandfather who was the employee off Wainwright, his name was Alfred Stokes, he reported the corps (Body) to the police after chasing the taxi cab across London and if you need to see the fuller and correct version of what really took place then go to www.caddingtonvillagenews.com there you will find my family tree and all the court papers along with the newspapers of the time. There have been some altered or edited issues with this story that needs to have the facts put right. You can contact me on the CVNS website that I am the editor of for further information. Regards Patrick SmithCaddingtonvillagenewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15004665111613478733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-74444694656131730132012-01-26T22:08:35.256+00:002012-01-26T22:08:35.256+00:00Well, perhaps I should investigate a little furthe...Well, perhaps I should investigate a little further...Essie Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04611324005960689918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-2425645760023571582012-01-25T19:55:48.461+00:002012-01-25T19:55:48.461+00:00This would make a good true-life murder story too ...This would make a good true-life murder story too - in the style of Suspicions of Mr Whicher or the Damnation of John Donellan. Someone tell one of those writers so I can read the book!Kath McGurlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02526923882402757423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-81701993978205311022012-01-25T12:08:07.783+00:002012-01-25T12:08:07.783+00:00I agree with Michelle, the workman who managed to ...I agree with Michelle, the workman who managed to master his emotions well enough to fool the murderer has the makings of a very promising character. And as for the final paragraph of his statement, you're right, therein a whole novel lies...Research can unearth such tempting stories.Linda B-Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01599899073420595717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-41970004612772523542012-01-25T10:49:37.983+00:002012-01-25T10:49:37.983+00:00ps. Obviously I was talking about The Somnambulist...ps. Obviously I was talking about The Somnambulist!Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-65657559131617722152012-01-25T10:48:39.820+00:002012-01-25T10:48:39.820+00:00Such a delight to find this post - one day late, I...Such a delight to find this post - one day late, I admit - as yesterday I saw a copy in my local library, grabbed it with both hands and a swipe card, and it is now at hand to read. Glanced at opening pages and am eager to know what happens. (Had to honour Tomalin's Dickens, expiring "on the ground", first.)Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-66403017865695447312012-01-24T18:01:27.898+00:002012-01-24T18:01:27.898+00:00I wonder if the two brothers were both involved. I...I wonder if the two brothers were both involved. I think there is quite a lot more about this that could be investigated - the story was a huge sensation at the time. But, honestly - anyone who wants it can have it. I'm not really prone to writing detective mysteries - but this would certainly make a good case to 'imagine' around.Essie Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04611324005960689918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-29692395613530265402012-01-24T17:55:54.706+00:002012-01-24T17:55:54.706+00:00A really fascinating story, and I too am fascinate...A really fascinating story, and I too am fascinated by him hanging for his brother. Unlikely, maybe? What it needed was Mr Sherlock Holmes to sort it out. Or, as someone else has suggested, Ms Essie Fox could take Sherlock's place.Leslie Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105465949970430998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-33125236806635215092012-01-24T14:28:28.279+00:002012-01-24T14:28:28.279+00:00It's very posh again now, Frances ... A smalle...It's very posh again now, Frances ... A smaller house recently sold for 1.5 million! Goodness knows what the really grand ones would fetch.Essie Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04611324005960689918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-60608921789014292402012-01-24T13:07:37.034+00:002012-01-24T13:07:37.034+00:00Yes - the wing on the left was The People's Pa...Yes - the wing on the left was The People's Palace.<br />Coincidentally, I discovered, some years after my scruffy student friend and I had left Tredegar Square that my husband's grandparents had lived there in the past, when it must still have been posh.frances thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12717833251829537628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-50571083461534780872012-01-24T10:58:12.687+00:002012-01-24T10:58:12.687+00:00Isn't it amazing how true life is often more f...Isn't it amazing how true life is often more fascinating than anything you could make up.<br /><br />Tredegar Square is so beautiful - and I was amazed when I first found it, just off the bustling grime of the Mile End Road. Wasn't QMC once The People's Palace - or am I getting confused? East London is full of so many architectural gems - I suppose because it's been so neglected.<br /><br />My book club episode is on February 12th, Michelle - I shall be watching from behind the sofa - a bit like when I was little girl, watching scary episodes of Doctor Who. But I'm hoping there will be some good shots of Tower Hamlet's cemetery which was beautifully lit and atmospheric on a late winter's afternoon.Essie Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04611324005960689918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-40155300887413820602012-01-24T10:38:14.280+00:002012-01-24T10:38:14.280+00:00What unusual presence of mind that employee had, t...What unusual presence of mind that employee had, to hide his reaction until he was out of danger. He must have been an interesting character too. <br /><br />Very best of luck with the TV Book Club, Essie, can you remind us when it is on so we can put it in our diaries? <br /><br />Michelle Lovric, possibly posting as anonymous if Blogger won't play today.michelle lovrichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01026972300195225090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-42582642674769856762012-01-24T10:18:44.429+00:002012-01-24T10:18:44.429+00:00Eek! I was at QMC too and for a year I lived in Tr...Eek! I was at QMC too and for a year I lived in Tredegar Square (south side, can't remember the number) As far as I know we didn't have a murderer, but we did have a rat. And yes, I too, loved living in that part of the worldfrances thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12717833251829537628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-60971780168771958852012-01-24T09:46:20.735+00:002012-01-24T09:46:20.735+00:00Absolutely fascinating. You must write it. If it&#...Absolutely fascinating. You must write it. If it's half as good as The Somnambulist, it'll be a cracker.<br /><br />(Incidentally I spent three years at Queen Mary College, London University, which is on the Mile End Road. I found the area far more pleasant than its 'reputation' had led me to believe.Sally Zigmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07520579251842006765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-33030247573390748032012-01-24T09:41:07.112+00:002012-01-24T09:41:07.112+00:00Sorry, Essie. Pressed the button too early. The a...Sorry, Essie. Pressed the button too early. The above comment was from me.Barbara Mitchelhillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-1007286378876000982012-01-24T09:39:47.226+00:002012-01-24T09:39:47.226+00:00That's such a good story you really should wri...That's such a good story you really should write it yourself. But I can't see me risking a hanging for my own brother!bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-39670850114539425592012-01-24T09:32:12.816+00:002012-01-24T09:32:12.816+00:00Marvellous story....possibly your next book?Marvellous story....possibly your next book?adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826710558292792068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-81672457953815505412012-01-24T08:34:19.562+00:002012-01-24T08:34:19.562+00:00This is now on my "want" list.This is now on my "want" list.Fizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251591550873800405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-29141853195877232152012-01-24T07:38:18.446+00:002012-01-24T07:38:18.446+00:00It sounds really good - I heart true crime!It sounds really good - I heart true crime!Fizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251591550873800405noreply@blogger.com