NHER 13281 (Monument record) - Site of post medieval gibbet
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORTH WALSHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
'On hill between town and Royston Bridge'. Site of gibbet.
Used in 1797 for displaying body of William Suffolk after he had been hanged at Norwich.
The post was later cut up and used in building cottages at Knapton.
Information from (S1).
(S2) states that it stood by Gibbett Loke, which led from Hamlet House (TG 2871 3100) to Melbourn House; and that a beam was preserved at Royston House until given away to 'a distant museum'.
Copy of (S2) in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 18 November 1991.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF52409 Article in Serial: Whyte, N.. 2003. The Deviant Dead in the Norfolk Landscape.. Landscapes. Vol 4, No 1. pp 24-39.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF56706 Archive: Bolingbroke family. 1300's-1960. Bolingbroke Collection. Norfolk Record Office.
- <S2> SNF402 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1991. Footpaths have a long history. 15 August.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2011 12:04PM