What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Curry's Point. On 4th September 1739 Michael Curry was executed for the murder of the landlord of the Three Horseshoes Inn, Hartley. His body was afterwards hung in chains from a gibbet at this spot within sight of the scene of his crime. Ever since that gruesome event this headland has been known as Curry's Point. Recorded plaque organisation: North Tyneside Council.
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- David Dixon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Mat Fascione, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- DS Pugh, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Geoff Holland, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Bill Boaden, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Roger Cornfoot, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Robert Graham, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Mike Quinn, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Christine Westerback, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Michael Garlick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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