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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 35 NW 17 |
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| Type of record: | Place |
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| Name: | Gallows Field, or the Thief Downs, Sandwich |
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Summary
Supposed site of gallows.
| Grid Reference: | TR 326 586 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR35NW |
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| Parish: | SANDWICH, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- EXECUTION SITE (Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD to 1901 AD)
Full description
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(Name TR 326586) Gallows Field (G.T.) (1) In a description of the Extent and Boundary of the Liberty of the Town of Sandwich, temp. Henry III, (a) the bounds are described as 'by the Thief downs where persons condemned within the Liberty are buried alive'. The 'Thief downs' can be identified with the area shown and described as 'Gallows Field' in 1844 (b). Gardiner (c), apparently, does not agree with this, but most other authorities accept the present OS siting. (2)
<1> OS 6" 1956 (OS Card Reference). SKE48364.
<2> F1 FGA 16-JUN-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42928.
<3> Antiquities of Sandwich and Richborough Castle, 1848, 137-9 (O. Baker) (OS Card Reference). SKE33288.
<4> Tithe Map, Sandwich 1844 (OS Card Reference). SKE50600.
<5> 'Historic Haven' 1954 50 (D Gardiner) (OS Card Reference). SKE44078.
<6> Map in Sandwich Official Guide (OS Card Reference). SKE46508.
<7> Field report for monument TR 35 NW 17 - June, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6040.
<8> Ordnance Survey, 1862-1875, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1862-1875, 1877/1:2500 (Map). SWX11831.
<9> Ordnance Survey, 1928-1947, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947, 1946/1:2500 (Map). Ske12644.
<10> Google Earth, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 02-MAY-2007 ACCESSED 17-JAN-2011 (Graphic material). SWX15704.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1956. |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: F1 FGA 16-JUN-64. |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: Antiquities of Sandwich and Richborough Castle, 1848, 137-9 (O. Baker). |
| <4> | OS Card Reference: Tithe Map, Sandwich 1844. |
| <5> | OS Card Reference: 'Historic Haven' 1954 50 (D Gardiner). |
| <6> | OS Card Reference: Map in Sandwich Official Guide. |
| <7> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 35 NW 17 - June, 1964. |
| <8> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1862-1875. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1862-1875. 1:2500. 1877/1:2500. |
| <9>XY | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1928-1947. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947. 1946/1:2500. [Mapped feature: #57020 Gallows, ] |
| <10> | Graphic material: Google Earth. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 02-MAY-2007 ACCESSED 17-JAN-2011. |
