Julia Wallace Murder Case

[SteH]

Just found this link.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/...tpinside12.xml

I was working the local elections once and saw that address next to the candidate on the poll notices, I was dying to ask him if he knew about the significance of is home but I bottled out.

[Ged]

He may not have thanked you for it Ste

[lindylou]

I was working the local elections once and saw that address next to the candidate on the poll notices, I was dying to ask him if he knew about the significance of is home but I bottled out.

the people who live there now are from an established family - in other words they are not strangers to the street, so they know all about it.

[Mark R]

hehehe

It's weird that there are no haunting stories about such a horiffic murder.

Apparently one of the occupants who lived at number 29 (not long after Wallace moved out, I believe) got so fed up with sightseers looking through the window they devised an idea. They found a way of discouraging it by putting a mannequin in the exact position of Julia's body (across the mat) and sprinkled sawdust around, simulating blood. They hoped that it would 'freak' the inquisitive onlookers out and deter them from it...Whether it worked though is another matter

Here's a similar link to the one you put up DaisyChains:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/st...104739,00.html

The Wallace section is towards the end of the article.

[Mark R]

Two events coming up in the next few months:

February 21: Lunchtime Talk: Crime and Punishment. Speaker is former policeman and Blue Badge guide John Edwards. He will be recounting some of the cases in St. George's Hall Learning Room.

March 27: Lunchtime Talk: Murder! The talk is by Frank Carlyle, with emphasis on some of the trials that took place. Again it is at St. George's Hall Learning Room.

[DaisyChains]

Two events coming up in the next few months:

February 21: Lunchtime Talk: Crime and Punishment. Speaker is former policeman and Blue Badge guide John Edwards. He will be recounting some of the cases in St. George's Hall Learning Room.

March 27: Lunchtime Talk: Murder! The talk is by Frank Carlyle, with emphasis on some of the trials that took place. Again it is at St. George's Hall Learning Room.

Thanks Mark
Do you know what times they will be on?

[Mark R]

Hi DaisyChains

I think they will probably be about 1.00. I'll find out.

[Mark R]

.I wish we'd taken more photos of our days in that street - and of the Wallace house as it was then - but you don't think at the time, and people didn't bother with cameras as much then)

That's so true lindylou. I remember going up there in the 1970's (when I wasn't even in my teens). Like you say, it never occurred to me to take any photographs...

[DaisyChains]

Hi DaisyChains

I think they will probably be about 1.00. I'll find out.

I will probably be in work then

These type of things are always on when I am in work

[SteH]

Hi DaisyChains

I think they will probably be about 1.00. I'll find out.

Mark do you need to book on these or can people just turn up?

[Mark R]

Hi Ste

I think you probably just have to turn up. I'll find out. I went to a couple of talks a few months ago and there was no need to book.

[SteH]

Thanks Mark would be interedted in trying to get down there

[Mark R]

I will probably be in work then

These type of things are always on when I am in work

Yes, they should cater for that. Especially considering it is City of Culture year.

[Mark R]

For anyone interested, I've set up (at last) the following:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheWallaceCase1931/

[ChrisGeorge]

For anyone interested, I've set up (at last) the following:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheWallaceCase1931/

Good to see, Mark! The best of luck with the discussion group.

Chris