What is recorded here
This maroon commemorative plaque records: Gaol wall 1827. Here was the last public execution in Carlisle 15th March 1862 Recorded plaque organisation: Carlisle and District Civic Trust.
The site marks the location of Carlisle's last public execution in 1862, significant as a historical remnant of the city’s penal practices and the transition towards more private executions in Britain.
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