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Last Public Hanging

Old Boarden Bridge 1906 Ref: 57056
Old Boarden Bridge 1906
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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.

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A memory of Godalming in Surrey shared on Saturday, 12th January 2008.

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RE: 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.

Comment from Peter Tietjen on Monday, 21st July 2008.

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