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Lincoln Castle

Lincoln

Hangings on a castle tower, watched by crowds below.

For many years, public hangings at Lincoln took place on top of Cobb Hall, a tower of the castle, so the crowds below could see. The castle was also a prison, and you can still see the Victorian prison chapel, where each prisoner sat in a separate box so they could not see one another.

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When
Hangings until 1859
Where
53.2350, -0.5400
Group
Gibbets & executions

Visiting

Open daily, with a walk around the medieval walls.

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