Dick Turpin’s Hangman – Thu 29 Oct 2015
York Castle Museum is housed in buildings originally built as prisons for both debtors and felons. Its most famous inmate was highwayman Dick Turpin, who spent his last days here before being executed in 1739 for horse theft.
Meet York Prison’s hangman as he awaits Dick Turpin’s execution and tells the full story of the notorious highwayman
Event details
Date
Thursday 29 October 2015, 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Venue
York Castle Museum,
Eye of York
York
North Yorkshire
YO1 9RY