Saville Spinney, Colwick Woods..Nottingam
Hard to believe this scene overlooked one of the worst murders ever recorded in Nottingham, literally yards from this spot in 1844.
A man murdered his wife and three children by slitting their throats. His hanging drew crowds who at the very centre of my city got congested in a steep flight of stone steps right beside where the Nottingham Contemporary Art Gallery stands now and many people were seriously injured and died..My mother warned us to stay clear of this part of the wood but you know what children are like.........
One one the worst things about the report was the statement
"There was a wonderful mass turnout to watch the hanging "
One of the best things is that Colwick Woods is still one of the most peaceful places on earth.......
The name of Nottingham man William Saville is writ large in the annals of criminology and social history. It holds against it the direct responsibility for the deaths of at least 21 individuals and the serious injury of many more. However, Saville was no mass-murderer. His crime was the murder of his wife and three children. It was the circumstances of his public execution outside Nottingham’s Shire Hall on the 8th Aug. 1844 which led to the unforeseen deaths and mutilations of his other victims. It also led directly to the change in the local authority’s policy towards public hangings and indirectly influenced attitudes regarding capital punishment.
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Saville Spinney, Colwick Woods..Nottingam
Hard to believe this scene overlooked one of the worst murders ever recorded in Nottingham, literally yards from this spot in 1844.
A man murdered his wife and three children by slitting their throats. His hanging drew crowds who at the very centre of my city got congested in a steep flight of stone steps right beside where the Nottingham Contemporary Art Gallery stands now and many people were seriously injured and died..My mother warned us to stay clear of this part of the wood but you know what children are like.........
One one the worst things about the report was the statement
"There was a wonderful mass turnout to watch the hanging "
One of the best things is that Colwick Woods is still one of the most peaceful places on earth.......
The name of Nottingham man William Saville is writ large in the annals of criminology and social history. It holds against it the direct responsibility for the deaths of at least 21 individuals and the serious injury of many more. However, Saville was no mass-murderer. His crime was the murder of his wife and three children. It was the circumstances of his public execution outside Nottingham’s Shire Hall on the 8th Aug. 1844 which led to the unforeseen deaths and mutilations of his other victims. It also led directly to the change in the local authority’s policy towards public hangings and indirectly influenced attitudes regarding capital punishment.
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www.photo4me.com/profile/30148/all/canvas-prints?sortby=p...