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Ducking Stool: Leominster

The last ducking stool to be used in England is now exhibited in the Priory Church, Leominster, Herefordshire. The last person it was employed to duck was, in 1809, a woman named Jenny Pipes who, according to legend, despite a soaking in the River Lugg continued to nag and scold others. In 1996 a replica was made and people volunteered to be ducked for charity and raised £1,000 in the process.

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Uploaded on April 14, 2011
Taken on April 9, 2011