Hangmans Cottage (Dorchester, Dorset)

United Kingdom / England / Dorchester / Dorchester, Dorset / Caters Place
 house, interesting place, Grade II Listed (UK)
Description of the occupant of years gone by.
The hangman who carried out the sentences at the
"Bloody Assizes" is supposed to have lived here.
Legend has it that a tunnel ran from the cottage to the prison which could well be true as Dorchester sports a large subterranean tunnel system.
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Coordinates:   50°43'4"N   2°26'22"W

Comments

  • Hello, Having seen this picture of Hangmans Cottage,Dorchester has brought back so many memories for me. My Great Grandparents lived here in the late 1800s & early 1900s. My Dad used to walk to see his Grandparents everyday as a lad along the river from his home at Friary Cottage. I WOULD LOVE TO FIND OUT ANY MORE INFORMATION ON THE PLACE.
  • Legend has it that a tunnel ran from the cottage to the prison which could well be true as Dorchester sports a large subterranean tunnel system.
  • I know where the tunnel is and I'm trying to get hold city and country developers to show them as they are looking for it
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