Stand and Deliver
Bacup Museum, 24 Yorkshire Street, Bacup, Lancashire, OL13 9AE
Their crimes were closely tied to social and economic hardship, as widespread disease, high unemployment, and the poor living conditions endured by many in the lower classes drove some impoverished people to highway robbery.
These robbers were often romanticised as people who challenged the wealthy and redistributed wealth, though their victims were usually chosen out of opportunity rather than principle. Did the poverty they faced drive them into crime?
Timings
- Tuesday 15 September:
- 1330-1600
- Thursday 17 September:
- 1330-1600
- Saturday 19 September:
- 1200-1600
- Sunday 20 September:
- 1200-1600
Location & directions
Bacup Museum, 24 Yorkshire Street, Bacup, Lancashire, OL13 9AE
- Contact on day:
- Wendy Ann Watters
- Telephone number:
- +447727015749
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking not required
Accessibility details
Bacup Museum is based in a 1827 building with limited disabled access.
