'Christina' statue at Workhouse Bridge:: OS grid SJ9033 :: Geograph British Isles

SJ9033 : 'Christina' statue at Workhouse Bridge

near to Stone, Staffordshire, Great Britain

'Christina' statue at Workhouse Bridge

Christina Collins took passage on a fly packet boat from Preston Brook to London in June 1839 for the sum of eighteen pence. After leaving Stoke the boat's crew took to drinking and Christina feared for her safety. She raised her fears at the Toll Office in Stone and was advised to report the men at the end of the journey. Her fears were justified as she was raped and thrown overboard between Stone and Rugeley. Her body was recovered at Brindley Bank and carried up the 'Bloody Steps' SK0319 : Trent & Mersey Canal - Brindley Bank. Two of the men were hung for murder at Stafford and a third transported to Australia.

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Grid Square: SJ9033, 59 images (more nearby)
Photographer: John M (find more nearby)
Image classification: Supplemental image
Date Taken: Saturday, 17 October, 2009 (more nearby)
Submitted: Saturday, 17 October, 2009
Category: Statue (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: SJ 901 337 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:54.0820N 2:8.8817W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: SJ 901 337
View Direction: NORTH (about 0 degrees)