Talk: Revolting Royston

It is Wednesday 22nd June 1836. Opposite Royston Heath, the Earl of Hardwicke and local magistrates are holed up on a building site. With them are twenty policemen who had been rapidly coached in from London on the Home Secretary’s orders. Terrified, they can easily make out the 1,500 angry workers streaming onto the hill on the other side of Baldock Road, hell-bent on destroying the half-finished building they are sheltering in. Half of Bassingbourn has already gone up in flames.

How can they possibly hope to face down the mob?

Find out more in this fascinating talk from local writer Graham Palmer.

📆 Wednesday 16 April, 7pm doors open for 7:15pm

🎟️ £5 per person, booking required

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