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National Justice Museum

Shire Hall, Nottingham

Courtroom, cells and gallows in one building, and plenty of restless spirits.

Nottingham's Shire Hall has been a courthouse and jail for centuries. Prisoners were tried in the court, kept in the cells below, and some were hanged on the steps outside.

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When
From the 1400s
Where
52.9510, -1.1430
Group
Haunted places

Visiting

Open as a museum, with special ghost tours.

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