Friends of Hull General Cemetery stalwart Pete Lowden will be giving a talk at the Hull History Centre about the role of the industrial training ship Southampton in the education/reform of destitute children who were in danger of adopting a criminal life.
Precis
“The problem of youth crime is not new. So how did the Victorians meet this challenge? This talk will explore the legal position of children in trouble with the law from the middle-ages up to the the first legislation that dealt with young offenders specifically and the society’s attempts at diverting children from a life of crime. It will also look at life on board HMS Southampton for the inmates and specifically examine some of the outcomes of some of the young inmates who were on board at census night 1911.”
Date, venue, and time
February 11th at the Hull History Centre. Free entry. 12.30pm
