The Hangman's Record

2 October 2024 - In Meetimng Room and online

Steve Fielding’s talk will be predominantly on crime and punishment, specifically hangmen and crimes committed in the Bolton area.

Born in Bolton, Steve Fielding is a crime writer and professional musician. His first major work was The Hangman's Record, a three-volume trilogy, detailing the history of capital punishment in the UK between 1868-1964. The local bestselling Murderous Bolton was released in 1994 and More Murderous Bolton was published in 2010. He has written for the Countryside Books M**der Casebook, and for the History Press Hanged at... series. He is also the author of Lancashire Tales of Mystery and M**der, Pierrepoint: A Family of Executioners, and The Executioners Bible.

Two books were published last year, Tales from The Hangman's Record Vol 1 & 2, and are available from his website www.stevefielding.com and as a Kindle download from Amazon.

Steve worked for several years at Granada Studios in Manchester, and for the last 24 years has taught at Bolton College. He currently produces the YouTube channel The Hangman's Record.

• Date: 2 October 2024
• Wednesday 7.30pm
• The Hangmans's Record
• Speaker: Steve Fielding
• Meeting at Bolton Golf Club & Online via Zoom
• Attendance in person at Bolton Golf Club - no booking required
• Zoom - Booking required - tickets will be available from 10th September.
• Members of MLFHS – free, Non-Members of MLFHS - £5

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