In 1793 Jane Austen visited Southampton in search of adventure and with a liking for Gothic novels that were to inspire Northanger Abbey, she was following in the footsteps of the founders of the Gothic movement Horace Walpole & Thomas Grey who had visited Southampton in search of ghostly inspiration. Join The Sarah Siddons Fan Club Theatre for a jaunt around Old Southampton uncovering tales of ghosts, guillotines, and gruesome stories
A theatrical perambulations starting from Holy Rood Church, High Street, Southampton
Images by Dana Dohotaru, courtesy of ‘a space’ arts / God’s House Tower.