The tragic story of John Britton, Consett 1873

The very tragic story of James Mellon and the murder of John Britton which took place in Consett in 1873 and had a very unexpected ending. I hope you will find it interesting. All photos and artwork used are my own or from the public domain. I would just like to add, I always try to reply to all comments but have noticed that some of them seem to vanish before I see them, so I am not ignoring anyone I just can't always see what you said. I am a little slow replying these days due to other commitments but I do get round to all of the comments eventually :)