The Tyburn gallows at Marble Arch (at the top end of present day Oxford Street in central London) were last used on the 3rd November 1783, when John Austin, a highwayman, was hanged.
From that time forwards, up until 1868, hangings took place outs…
The Tyburn gallows at Marble Arch (at the top end of present day Oxford Street in central London) were last used on the 3rd November 1783, when John Austin, a highwayman, was hanged.
From that time forwards, up until 1868, hangings took place outside Newgate prison which is located at the present day Old Bailey within the boundaries of the small “city state” that goes by the name of the “City of London” - nowadays it masquerades as a local authority in central London.
As an aside … Newgate was one of seven gateways into the City of London - a western entrance though the old Roman wall surrounding the City of London. From the 12th Century, Newgate was used as a goal and the complex was later developed, turning it into Newgate prison.
Back to hangings … Fast forward to the 20th Century … The last people executed in Britain were Peter Allen and Gwynne Evans. They had both been convicted of murder and were sentenced to death. The sentencing was carried out on the 13th August 1964. They were then hung on gallows at separate prisons in Manchester and in Liverpool. I should say that the hangings were not carried out in public.
In 1965, the death penalty in Britain was suspended for five years and then in 1969 that suspension was made permanent. However, it was not until 1998 that the death penalty in Britain was abolished for all crimes.
But why am I talking about such things? Well, my guess is that we might see a reversal of this ruling. So, Capital Punishment, the Death Penalty might be reinstated.
Moreover, I think that it’s also possible that new set of gallows may be built at Tyburn to stage the public hangings. The reason I’ve chosen Tyburn is because this was traditionally where traitors were executed.
So, who will be hung?
Our Overlords … at least those residing in Britain … I’ve made a separate video listing a few of the people that in my opinion should, at the very least, be subject to some form of investigation. So, I won’t name names here.
Anyway, back to hangings again … In the 18th Century the condemned people were taken from Newgate prison, taken up Tyburn Road (present day Oxford Street) and then hung.
The hangings were quite a popular spectacle, drawing big crowds.
I’m inclined to think that perhaps something similar will occur again and we will see some very public hangings.
I don’t condone violence and I’m against the death penalty for a number of different reasons. For those of you who are interested, I’ve done three other videos to accompany this video entitled, “the Nuremberg trials 2.0.” where I talked briefly about the trials and following the rule of law, and then in another video entitled, “Capital Punishment” I set out the bones of my argument against the death penalty and there’s another video, entitled “Tristan da Cunha” where I suggest what should happen instead of the death penalty.
