Newcastle, Newgate Street, White Cross, pillory

HER Number:
6508

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Newgate Street, White Cross, pillory

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Civil

Site Type: Broad:
Punishment Place

Site Type: Specific:
Pillory

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
A pillory stood here. People convicted of minor offences were held here. One woman, Susanah Fleming, was convicted of fortune telling in April 1758. She was pilloried for one hour every quarter for a year.

Easting:
2459

Northing:
6426

Grid Reference:
NZ24596426

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
D. Lovie, 1997, The Buildings of Grainger Town; V. Histon, 2000, Nightmare on Grey Street - Newcastle's Darker Side, p 34.