Great Gonerby gibbet. On the Great North Road at Gunnerby Hill, notorious for highway robbery in the 17th century. An attached sign reads “This gibbe

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Great Gonerby gibbet. On the Great North Road at Gunnerby Hill, notorious for highway robbery in the 17th century. A n attached sign reads “This gibbet is representative of the type which is believed to have stood in the vicinity of the Great North Road over Gunnerby Hill shown by a symbol on a coachmans route diagram of 1667. A gibbet was used for the display the body of a previously executed criminals body near the crime scene (notorious highway men such as Dick Turpin) in an attempt to deter others from such activities.

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Size: 4480px × 6720px
Location: Great Gonerby, Grantham, lincolnshire, England
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License: Licensed
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