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Execution Dock

Memorials : 82
Location : Wapping, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, England
Coordinate : 51.5035600, -0.0564090
Description : Condemned prisoners were brought from Marshalsea Prison in Southwark, across London Bridge, and past the Tower of London to Execution Dock. Some prisoners were housed in Newgate prison and they went via Cornhill, Whitechapel Road and Commercial Road to Wapping. The procession to the gallows was led by the Marshal on horseback carrying a silver oar, representing the authority of the Admiralty. The prisoner travelled in a cart with a chaplain and the hangman. Crowds lined the shoreline or hired boats moored in the Thames to get a better view of the proceedings. Hangings were carried out... Read More

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    Execution Dock is located at Wapping, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England Wapping, London Borough of Tower Hamlets ,Greater London ,England.

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    Latitude: 51.5035600
    Longitude: -0.0564090

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