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An other story from Robert K Dents book.
A woman named Powell, who styled herself "The Female Blondin" was engaged to perform at Aston Park on the high rope in 1863. During the performance, the rope broke and the poor woman was killed instantaneously. Considerable excitement prevailed, and not a little indignation at the action of the hirers in this pandering to the taste for such demoralising exhibitions. This was highlighted by the receipt of a letter addressed to the Mayor by the command of the Queen expressed "her personal feelings of horror that one of her subjects a female should have been sacrificed to the gratification of hte demoralising taste for "such exhibitions". She hoped the Mayor would prevent in future the degradation of such exhibitions of the park which was gladly opened by Her Majesty and the Prince Consort. This unfortunate occurrence was partly instrumental in bringing about the acquisition of the hall and park by the Town Council.
A woman named Powell, who styled herself "The Female Blondin" was engaged to perform at Aston Park on the high rope in 1863. During the performance, the rope broke and the poor woman was killed instantaneously. Considerable excitement prevailed, and not a little indignation at the action of the hirers in this pandering to the taste for such demoralising exhibitions. This was highlighted by the receipt of a letter addressed to the Mayor by the command of the Queen expressed "her personal feelings of horror that one of her subjects a female should have been sacrificed to the gratification of hte demoralising taste for "such exhibitions". She hoped the Mayor would prevent in future the degradation of such exhibitions of the park which was gladly opened by Her Majesty and the Prince Consort. This unfortunate occurrence was partly instrumental in bringing about the acquisition of the hall and park by the Town Council.