The Mysterious Death of Miss Nellie Pratt

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

12 January 2023

Thursday 12 January

12.15-1pm Free with Brighton Museum admission, members & residents free

Part of our regular programme of Secrets & Stories talks across all venues

Paula Wrightson, Creative Programmer, presents evidence from police reports, the Brighton Coroner and the Pratt family about the mysterious death of Nellie Pratt on 12 January 1919 aged 40. Nellie’s family operated Pratt & Sons, a local Brighton taxidermy firm who made around 50 items for the Booth Museum.

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