6th Feb, 2024 12:00
Natural & Ancient History | Cabinet of Curiosities
ARCHIVE RELATING TO TWO OF BRITAIN'S LAST HANGMEN
HARRY ALLEN AND SYD DERNLEY
including Harry Allen's kilt jacket, shirt, ruffle, and belt, rope section, a photograph of Harry Allen, further photographs including those of Syd Dernley with rope, hand written letters of note from Harry Allen's wife (Doris), two interview tape cassettes, copy of Glasgow Circuit Trials 1920, publications comprising Executioner: Pierrepoint (Autopbography), and Harry Allen: Britain's Last Hangman by Stewart McLaughlin
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