A Gruesome Tale at Mother Mac's
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A Gruesome Tale at Mother Mac's
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 5 Sep 2018
A sign on the wall of Mother Mac's Image recounts the tale: In 1976, PUB MANAGER, ARTHUR BRADBURY, WAS GIVEN NOTICE TO QUIT SO HE REVENGED HIMSELF THE COWARD'S WAY BY KILLING ALL AROUND HIM, HIS 34 YEAR OLD WIFE MAUREEN, HIS 6 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER ALISON AND HIS STEP-SONS JAMES AND ANDREW, AGED 11 AND 13 RESPECTIVELY. THE CLEANER WALKED IN ON THE CARNAGE SO HE KILLED HER TOO AND THEN SET THE PUB ON FIRE TO HIDE THE EVIDENCE, BUT JUSTICE CAUGHT UP WITH HIM AND HE ENDED UP KILLING HIMSELF TOO. SIX DEATHS ON 18TH JUNE 1976.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.48137
Longitude
-2.234729