Cheltenham Torso Murder Mystery: A road scout fixing a police notice on Haw Bridge
- Made:
- 1938-02-10 in United Kingdom and Cheltenham
- photographer:
- George W Roper
- George W Roper
A photograph of the Cheltenham Torso Murder Mystery, taken in February 1938 by George W Roper for the Daily Herald.
The photograph shows a road scout fixing a police notice on Haw Bridge, reading 'Police Notice No Waiting on the Bridge'. On 3 February 1938, Mr H C Price found bloodstains, and three salmon fishermen discovered a human torso in the River Severn, near Haw Bridge, Tewkesbury. The discovery led to a murder investigation which remains unsolved.
Details
- Category:
- Photographs
- Collection:
- Daily Herald Archive
- Object Number:
- 1983-5236/11033
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
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overall:
- type:
- glass plate negative
- copyright:
- National Science and Media Museum
