Highwaymen 2
The way that these hangings were conducted seems to have
been staggeringly evil.
It's amazing when you think of it how short a time ago
It actually was really.
Not that many generations.
I mean to hang him as a punishment was bad enough
But to then suspend the body in a cage until it rotted away
For locals to see... what were people in thise days?
He was hung in Horsham.The gallows were
likely in Horsham square, where the bandstand is now.
Around which now there is a regular food market!!!!!!
His cage would be made by the local blacksmith, he would be dipped in tar,
And left for two years, before being taken down and buried.
He was supposed to have been finally buried in the woods.
If you'd like to read up at length on dear Highwayman Jack,
Here's his internet epitaph.
http://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/england/
west-sussex/hauntings/jack-uppertons-gibbet.html
I'll carry on around Arundel tomorrow.
May even post a blog from over there.
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