Execution site

Execution Dock

Wapping, London

Where pirates were hanged, then left for three tides to wash over them.

Pirates and sailors condemned by the Admiralty were hanged at Execution Dock on the Thames shore at Wapping. Their bodies were left until three tides had washed over them.

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When: 1400s–1830
Where: 51.5060, -0.0600
Group: Gibbets & executions

Visiting

A noose hangs outside the Prospect of Whitby pub. A marker stands at Wapping Old Stairs.

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