Maria Marten and The Red Barn

Maria Marten and The Red Barn with Bryan Thurlow

The tragic true story of a farm labourer’s daughter from Polstead whose affair with a wealthy young man ended in tragedy – and a very public hanging outside Bury St. Edmund’s gaol in 1828. Most people in East Anglia have heard of Maria Marten and what befell her but few know the full facts of the case. Bryan Thurlow has investigated the story and brings to life some of the main characters to help tell this tragic tale.