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Vogon_Glory

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6. Better a bit out of your pocket than what used to happen nearby

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Sat Jul 31, 2021, 01:08 PM

Jul 2021

Tyburn Hill (Also near Marble Arch Station) was the infamous site for executions and I can’t help but wonder how close this mound was to the old gallows.

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