Tyne and Wear HER(6508): Newcastle, Newgate Street, White Cross, pillory - Details
6508
Newcastle
Newcastle, Newgate Street, White Cross, pillory
Newcastle
NZ26SW
Civil
Punishment Place
Pillory
Post Medieval
C18
Documentary Evidence
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.
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D. Lovie, 1997, The Buildings of Grainger Town; V. Histon, 2000, Nightmare on Grey Street - Newcastle's Darker Side, p 34.