It is believed Martha Brown, the last woman to be publicly hanged in Dorset, is buried at the site A developer has sought permission to exhume bodies buried at a former prison - despite plans for ...
On July 13, 1955, a crowd of 500 people gathered outside Holloway Prison in support of ... but interest in the story behind ...
The public execution of a murderess was the inspiration behind Thomas Hardy's novel 'Tess of the D'Urbervilles'. On August 9 1856, a young 16 year old Hardy-along with between 3,000 and 4,000 people ...
Worst prison' conditions 'improve dramatically' UK house price growth 'at 14-month high' Home sellers risk losing money over quick sales It is believed Martha Brown, the last woman to be hanged in ...
‘Prisoners’ were on the loose in a decommissioned jail this weekend as part of the UK’s ... The last woman hanged in public in Dorset, Brown was executed at the prison in 1856 for the ...