Dr Pat Murrell returns with the latest in her series of popular lectures, Step Back in Time, in aid of St Nicholas Hospice Care.

In this lecture, Pat Murrell considers some of the more unusual last wishes found in the wills of late Stuart and Georgian Suffolk people. When it came to having their final say, there were those who certainly did not hold back. Ranging from the more mundane to the outright bizarre, they include attempts to control the lives of others from beyond the grave. Nothing sombre about this offering!

This is a rare opportunity to hear a fascinating contemporary account of early eighteenth-century provincial life in Bury and beyond.

Tickets cost £10, including refreshments of cakes and biscuits made to recipes of the period.

This event takes place on Thursday, 31 October at 8pm (doors open at 7.30pm), at the United Reformed Church, Whiting Street, Bury St Edmunds.

Previous events have sold out, so advance booking is essential.

Tickets can be bought online by clicking the button below, or from our St John’s Street shop in Bury St Edmunds town centre. 

Thank you to Dr Murrell for your continued support of St Nic’s. Series 1-4 (with donations) raised an incredible £13,344.

Upcoming Step Back in Time events:

Thursday 5 December 2024
A tale of Christmas past (c1640 – 1830)

Thursday 27 February 2025
Genteel living in Bury St Edmunds – Life in the Georgian household of Lady Mary and Sir Thomas Gery Cullum 7th Baronet

Thursday 24 April 2025
SMALL BEER: Beer and Brewing in Georgian Suffolk

Thursday 26 June 2025
Moving with the times – ‘Modernising’ the Guildhall, Bury St Edmunds in the Georgian era

These are third-party events not organised by St Nicholas Hospice Care.

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