Last Public Hanging
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Godalming, Old Boarden Bridge 1906
Ref: 57056
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Last Public Hanging
I think it took place in 1818 opposite the church and what is now the Phillips Memorial, on the other side of the river . ( Llamas Lands?) The depression made in a horse shoe shape was where the crowd stood to watch the event! Each year, the Horseshoe, as we called it, flooded and froze and we all gathered to scate and slide on it. Was the Boarden bridge the only one there at that time? Still a ford, I think.
Shared on 12 January 2008
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RE: Last Public Hanging
Regarding the last public hanging and the HORSESHOE depression, there is a terrific aerial shot of the place at the following web address:
http://www.surreyproperty.com/godalming-aerial-photographs.html
Select the picture entitled Godalming from the South-West.
Shared on 21 July 2008
