NHER 48953 (Monument record) - Site of gibbet, junction of Wisbech Road and Saddlebow Road

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Summary

Site of gibbet where the body of William Chaplain was hung in 1751 after his execution at Norwich for the murder of Mary Gafferson on South Lynn Common near to this spot.

Protected Status/Designation

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Location

Map sheet TF61NW
Civil Parish KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

Site of gibbet where the body of William Chaplain was hung in 1751 after his execution at Norwich for the murder of Mary Gafferson on South Lynn Common near to this spot.
(S1) in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 26 September 2006.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Newspaper Article: Lynn News. 1999. They'll swing 'till they rotted. 18 June.

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Record last edited

Jul 22 2020 11:44AM

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