#126 - The Coal Hole Concealment (The Strand, London, England)
Murder Mile UK True Crime
Murder Mile UK True-Crime Podcast
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🗓️ 8 April 2021
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Summary
Today’s episode is about Maria Poulton, a humble cook in a notorious West End tavern called The Coal Hole. Branded as ‘pure evil’, her shocking crime scandalised this infamous den of depravity, only this tragic little murder wasn’t committed through rage or hatred, but mercy and love.
- Date: Friday 13th April 1832
- Location: The Cole Hole, 15 & 16 Fountain Court, off The Strand, WC2, UK, London,
- Victims: 1 (an unnamed child)
- Culprits: 1 (Marie Poulton, according to the law)
- Keywords: infanticide, child killing, tragedy,
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Murder Mile, a true crime podcast, an audio-guided walk, featuring many of |
| 0:14.3 | of London's untold, unsolved, and long-forgotten murders, all set within and beyond the West End. |
| 0:24.0 | Today's episode is about Maria Poulton, a humble cook in a notorious West End tavern called |
| 0:31.2 | the Coal Hole. Branded as pure evil, her shocking crime scandalized this infamous den of depravity. |
| 0:40.4 | Only this tragic little murder wasn't committed through rage or hatred, but mercy and love. |
| 0:49.5 | Murder Marley's research using the original police files. It contains moments of satire, shock and grisly |
| 0:55.7 | details. And as a dramatization of the real events, it may also feature loud and realistic sounds, |
| 1:02.8 | so that no matter where you listen to this podcast, you'll feel like you're actually there. |
| 1:10.2 | My name is Michael. I am your tour guide and this is |
| 1:15.6 | Murder Mile. Episode 126, The Coal Hole Concealment. Today, I'm standing at the Savoy buildings just off the Strand, WC2. |
| 1:36.3 | One street south of the botched robbery at the Coach Norseys' pub, one road north of where |
| 1:42.7 | Baby Harry Hartley was hurled into the icy river Thames, |
| 1:47.3 | a short walk east of the last 37 seconds of Desmondo Burn, |
| 1:51.9 | and directly opposite the Strand Palace Hotel and the little-known killing of Lila Gilman. |
| 1:59.4 | Coming soon to Murder Mine. |
| 2:06.2 | Infamous is a semi-prosperous piece on a monopoly board. The Strand is little more than a |
| 2:12.4 | four-lane thoroughfare from Trafalgar Square to Temple Bar. Pass passing such thrilling sights as a Savoy Hotel, |
| 2:20.3 | Charing Cross Station and the Royal Courts of Justice. |
| 2:25.3 | The Strand is an odd spot to shop in, as it's here that mountaineers go gag-hour over Gortex, |
| 2:32.3 | preening ponces purr over Kashmir pullovers, |
| 2:36.3 | Dullards go... |
| 2:37.3 | Oh! |
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