Ancient England

Submitted by Steve Preston(9th October 2009)

Winters Gibbet

Winters Gibbet is located high up on moorland at the side of the road from Elsdon to Morpeth. William Winter was hanged in Newcastle for the murder of Margaret Crozier in 1791. His body was brought here and hung up until it rotted away. It is said that Winters Ghost now haunts the moors around the Gibbet. WOooooooh ahhhhh.

A picture of: Elsdon, Northumberland

Photograph taken with a FUJIFILM FinePix S1000fd

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Elsdon, Buildings & Structures, English Countryside, Northumberland

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Comment by Rod Burkey(10th October 2009)

Really spooky. Ideal for a night time visit on 31st October.

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Comment by Julie Lee(10th October 2009)

And amazingly lifelike rubber severed heads for Halloween parties can be acquired from thelaughingstock.co.uk (not connected to the business, holding a party for my daughter)

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Comment by Ruth Gregory(11th October 2009)

As soon as I saw this I figured there must be some kind of gruesome history attached to it. Thanks for the info.

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Comment by Steve Preston(14th October 2009)

Thanks for all your comments........ Steve.

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