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Last beheading
Hanging, drawing & quartering remained the lawful punishment for treason. The 1745 Jacobite Rebellion led to 91 sentences passed by a Commission at Carlisle. However after this it was not used often as it was considered so barbaric. Governments became concerned about public opinion. Ordinary hangin...
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Cell Scene - Early 1...
At this time cells were often still filthy overcrowded places with men, women and children locked up together. This picture was taken at Bodin Goal. Bodmin Gaol, the former County Prison, originally was built in 1777 and replaced the old Debtor's Prison. The Gaol as it is seen today was largely rebu...
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The Lock Up
Towns and villages often had lock-ups or "cages" where offenders could be temporarily held before being moved to the County Gaol to await trial. Very few records of these lock-ups survive. This picture is of Silsoe lock up taken from a handcoloured lantern slide c1900. This Lockup was prob...
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Colchester Gaol
At this time old gaols such as Colchester were still used to house those awaiting trial and punishment. John Howard visited Colchester gaol on four occasions in the late 18th century and described the lack of water, foul smell and dark cells; as well as the lack of separation between the sexes.
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Debtors
Until 1970 it was technically possible to be imprisoned for being in debt and unable to pay. During the 18th and early 19th centuries more than half of all prisoners were debtors. In some places, e.g. the Fleet in London, there were held in separate prisons but often they were held with other prison...
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Debtors
Until 1970 it was technically possible to be imprisoned for being in debt and unable to pay. During the 18th and early 19th centuries more than half of all prisoners were debtors. In some places, e.g. the Fleet in London, there were held in separate prisons but often they were held with other prison...
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Debtors
Until 1970 it was technically possible to be imprisoned for being in debt and unable to pay. During the 18th and early 19th centuries more than half of all prisoners were debtors. In some places, e.g. the Fleet in London, there were held in separate prisons but often they were held with other prison...
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Debtors
Until 1970 it was technically possible to be imprisoned for being in debt and unable to pay. During the 18th and early 19th centuries more than half of all prisoners were debtors. In some places, e.g. the Fleet in London, there were held in separate prisons but often they were held with other prison...
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Debtors
Until 1970 it was technically possible to be imprisoned for being in debt and unable to pay. During the 18th and early 19th centuries more than half of all prisoners were debtors. In some places, e.g. the Fleet in London, there were held in separate prisons but often they were held with other prison...
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Debtors
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Mute of Malice
This means intentionally withholding a plea. An accused person would do this to protect their family or to ensure that their property could be inherited by the family. Up to the Georgian times the punishment for this for both men and women was to be pressed. Prisoners were put on a cold floor and he...
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Brent Pelham Stocks
The village stocks, still exist on the village green near the church. People were once placed in the stocks for minor offences. This continued into the Georgian period.
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Public Whipping
Petty theft, larceny and sexual offences were often punished by public whipping, carried out at a whipping post or cart in the market place.
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Whipping Device
Picture taken at the Clink Museum, London. Such devices were still in use into the 18th century.
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The Pillory
The pillory was used for a range of offences such as heresy, theft, selling over priced goods and sexual offences. Victims were put in the pillory and could be pelted with rotten eggs and other items. The pillory was still in use to the end of the Georgian and Regency Periods after which its use cam...
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Man Trap
Used to deter or catch poachers, this could cause serious injury such as a broken leg. The use of spring-guns and man-traps was forbidden by an act of parliament in 1826. In 1830 Lord Melbourne proposed that the act be repealed so people could apply for a license to protect their property by these m...
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