Record Number: 1965

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Witness statement in trial for housebreaking: John William Harrison: "he (William Heath) was up in a corner of the tap room of the Castle and Falcon, which is very dark -it was on Sunday, the 6th of July, between eleven and twelve o'clock; that part of the room is particularly dark -he was stooping down, reading the newspaper, which was the reason I could not see his face."

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

6 Jul 1828

Country:

England

Time

morning: between 11 and 12 o'clock
daytime: between 11 and 12 o'clock

Place:

city: London
other location: Castle and Falcon public house, tap room

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

William Heath

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Labourer (non-agricultural)

Occupation:

n/a

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

n/a

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

n/a

Genre:

Ephemera

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

borrowed (other)
newspaper of the public house

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Source Information:

Record ID:

1965

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Information:

Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 11 September 1828, Trial of William Heath and Mary Lowther (t18280911-58)

Additional Information:

n/a

Citation:

Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 11 September 1828, Trial of William Heath and Mary Lowther (t18280911-58), http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=1965, accessed: 23 April 2025

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Additional Comments:

None