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Gaslight and William Jobling blue plaque

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Gaslight and William Jobling blue plaque
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This blue commemorative plaque records: This was the site of the "Gaslight" public house formerly "The Commercial", one of the oldest pubs in Jarrow. Legend has it that William Jobling, one of the last men in Britain to be executed and then gibbeted, was brought here after his death in 1832 and secretly buried somewhere by his friends and family. Recorded plaque organisation: Jarrow Partnership.
William Jobling was a coal miner executed for murder in 1832; he is remembered for being one of the last individuals to be gibbeted in Britain, with local legend suggesting he was secretly buried near this site after execution.

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