Tales from the Coroner’s Casebook

Wednesday, 23 September 2026

Time
19:30 - 22:00
Venue
Dudley Canal and Tunnel Trust, Dudley, DY1 4SB

Black Country Society talk

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Tales from the Coroner’s Casebook – Life and Death in Georgian South Staffordshire and the Black Country.  Part One: 1801-1826.

This presentation by Quintin Watt examines the cases of unexplained deaths, presided over by Henry Smith Esq. - Coroner of the County of Stafford - between 1801 and 1842.  These include: accidents, manslaughter, murders, suicides and ‘visitations of God.’  Join Coroner Smith’s Jury and re-consider some of the cases he dealt with during the first part of his long career. 

Venue

Dudley Canal and Tunnel Trust
501 Birmingham New Road
Dudley
DY1 4SB

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