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Bodmin Jail

Bodmin, Cornwall

A grim Georgian prison where dozens of people were hanged.

Bodmin Jail was built in 1779 and saw dozens of executions before it closed in 1927. During the First World War, it secretly held the Crown Jewels and the Domesday Book for safekeeping.

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When
From 1779
Where
50.4740, -4.7220
Group
Haunted places

Visiting

Open daily as a museum and hotel.

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