Picture No | 10027006 |
Date | circa 1760 |
Description | GIBBETS ON HEATH |
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Gibbets erected on Hounslow Heath, on the outskirts of London, where the bodies of convicted highwaymen were hanged to discourage others from following their example
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Source | Dodd, in 'The Newgate Calendar' |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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