Centenary of the unsolved Gorse Hall Murder

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On 1st November, 1909, mill-owner George Harry Storrs was stabbed to death at his home, Gorse Hall, on the Dukinfield - Stalybridge border. Although two men were tried, both were acquitted and it remains the classic unsolved murder mystery.

To mark the hundredth anniversary of the crime, Tameside Council and the Friends of Gorse Hall  joined together to arrange a heritage walk to recount the events of that fateful night.

They made their way to the site of Gorse Hall, stopping at key locations on the way such as Legends, formerly the Grosvenor pub, where Storrs’s coachman James Worrall was having a drink when the murder took place.

The story was told by the Friends of Gorse Hall, assisted by members of the Two Boards and a Passion Theatre Company  wearing period costume.

At the site of Gorse Hall, a plaque marking the centenary was unveiled by a member of the Storrs family, and there were a few words from the Executive Leader of Tameside Council, Cllr Roy Oldham.

Cllr Oldham said: “I am delighted to be taking part in the heritage walk. Tameside Council has done a great deal over the years to develop Gorse Hall Country Park, involving school children and highlighting the site’s links with Beatrix Potter , who used to spend holidays at the hall as a youngster.”.

For more information about Gorse Hall visit the Friends of Gorse Hall Website .