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The old Bailey and its trials / created by Bernard O'donnell

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: (Publisher not identified) ; (Date of publication not identified)Description: 226 pages : 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • KD8289 ODO
Summary: he first court Prior to 1539 all criminals were tried inside the prison - the notorious Newgate prison which stood for over 800 years. In the records of Newgate there is an 11 th century reference to it as the Heynhouse (hateful) gaol. The prison took its name from the New Gate which formed part of the Roman wall encircling the City of London. Running parallel to the wall was ""Deadman's Walk"" along which condemned men took their final steps to keep their appointment with the hangman
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Book Book Main Library Open Shelf KD8289 ODO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 10426 Available BK152567

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he first court Prior to 1539 all criminals were tried inside the prison - the notorious Newgate prison which stood for over 800 years. In the records of Newgate there is an 11 th century reference to it as the Heynhouse (hateful) gaol. The prison took its name from the New Gate which formed part of the Roman wall encircling the City of London. Running parallel to the wall was ""Deadman's Walk"" along which condemned men took their final steps to keep their appointment with the hangman

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