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11343


Newcastle


Newcastle, Newcastle Gaol, execution site


Newcastle


NZ26SE


Civil


Punishment Place


Execution Site


Early Modern


C19


Documentary Evidence


After 1844 the gaol took over from the Town Moor as the execution site for Newcastle. Public executions were carried out at the gaol until 1863 when George Vass was hung from the top of the prison wall. After 1863 executions were in private.


2520


6433


NZ25206433



'Prison Newcastle' a poster by Jon Welsh; Nigel Green, 2009, Tough Times & Grisly Crimes, page 5

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