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Michael Curry blue plaque

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Michael Curry blue plaque
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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.
Michael Curry was executed in 1739 for murdering the landlord of the Three Horseshoes Inn; his body was displayed in chains at Curry's Point, a headland named after this grim execution.

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