Shera
true brummie
i have a book listing the 40 people who were hanged at winson green prison. the last murder was of a thomas bates at his newsagents shop at 176 lee bank road, edgbaston in june, 1962. there is a picture of the shop in the book.
i was surprised that the last hanging was as late as nov 1962. i thought the death penalty had gone by the fifties. i remember mom saying how the crowds would gather outside the gate to see the death notice being posted on the door.
i was surprised that the last hanging was as late as nov 1962. i thought the death penalty had gone by the fifties. i remember mom saying how the crowds would gather outside the gate to see the death notice being posted on the door.