Staffordshire Infamous "Potash Farm" and "Stanfield Hall" Set of 2

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Staffordshire figurines often depict important persons and events in British History. These two flat back fsouvenirs depic the scene of … Read more Staffordshire figurines often depict important persons and events in British History. These two flat back fsouvenirs depic the scene of a notorious 1848 double murder near Norwich, England.public
Potash Farm was the home of James Bloomfield Rush, who shot and killed the owner of Stanfield Hall, Isaac Jermy on his porch on November 28, 1848. He then entered the house and shot and killed Jermy's son, and wounded the son's wife, and the chamber maid. The wounded Mrs. Jermy and the servant, would later identify him.
The perpetrator, James Bloomfield Rush (1800–1849), was their delinquent tenant-farmer, who had conducted a complex, devious scheme to defraud the Jermy's of their property and their lives. He was hanged at Norwich Castle on 21 April 1849. The unwitting accomplice to the attempted fraud was Emily Sandford, whom Rush had employed as a governess and who was also his mistress. She refused to give him an alibi at trial. Rush defended himself and was convicted. He was hanged and buried on the grounds of Norwich castle. This was the last public hanging outside London.
Specialized excursion trains brought thousands of spectators from London and the surrounding areas to Norwich for the hanging. See less