It has taken us a little while to edit but we got there! We are so sorry this is late we have had to deal with some illness (Alfie the one eyed wonder dog has been unwell) and family dramas. This week we delve into another prison with a number of executions and some interesting ghost stories.
References:
Picking Okham: http://rovingcrafters.com/2016/02/01/prisoners-poverty-and-picking-oakum/
The Crank https://www.pegasusacademytrust.org/media/Victorian-Hard-Labour.pdf
About the Listed Building https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1058425?section=official-list-entry
Filming locations https://www.somerset.gov.uk/film_locations/shepton-mallet-prison/
History and about the prison https://www.sheptonmalletprison.com/plan-your-day/history/
Executions:
https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/dark-somerset-wartime-gis-executed-1701295
Hauntings:
https://www.hauntedhappenings.co.uk/shepton-mallet-prison/
https://www.sheptonmalletprison.com/prison-tours/ghost-tour/
https://www.sheptonmalletprison.com/paranormal-news/ghost-stories-from-behind-bars-the-white-lady/
https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/shepton-mallet-prison/
https://adelaidehauntedhorizons.com.au/haunted-shepton-mallet-prison/
Book
Spirits behind bars. The haunting of Shepton Mallet Prison and the Skirrid Inn. Richard Estep
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