On june 9th, 1830, two Dublin sawyers, Thomas Mellon and Michael Byrne, were executed at the city's Newgate Prison for the murder of another sawyer, Thomas Hanlon, in Thomas Street on September ...

The gallows, which were recently constructed by members of the Lansing Historical Society and Museum, were seen during a tour of the prison on Friday, May 16, 2025, in Lansing, Kansas.

The Lansing Historical Society unveils gallows replica at Kansas State Penitentiary tours, showcasing a somber yet educational piece of local history.

Newgate Prison was once the most notorious prison in London. Commissioned in the 12th century by King Henry II, Newgate Prison remained in use all the way through to 1902. The only remaining part of ...

It was established in 1188, under the reign of King Henry II. What was constructed out of a group of cells housed in London’s city walls above the ‘New Gate’ gatehouse soon became known as a ...

Distinguished visitors to the ceremonies at Newgate prison were often invited to remain for breakfast.

The court records don’t stop there. In 1999 Gallow was sentenced to 30 years in prison for aggravated second-degree battery and second-degree kidnapping.

The Pottsville Republican ran a photograph of the “Last Gallows at County Prison” in a 75th Anniversary edition on Oct. 31, 1959.

A warder’s key cupboard dated 1903, complete with a set of chunky keys, was removed from Newgate Prison (Yui Mok/PA) Dead Man’s Walk is one of the most chilling parts of Newgate Prison that was not ...

The ghostly figure of a Victorian murderess is among the spectres believed to wander the halls of the Old Bailey. Nurse Amelia Dyer was aged 58 when she was hanged at the Newgate Prison on June 10 ...