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Walfords Gibbet
Captured at Walfords Gibbet, on the Quantock Hills, Somerset
The place name comes from the story of a young man, a charcoal burner named John Walford who was very popular and became engaged to be married to a lady named Ann Rice. A local girl named Jane Shorney however set her sights on John and became pregnant by him. He was arrested and told he must marry Jane or pay for the upkeep of his child. His engagement to Ann was ended and he married Jane. The marriage was soon in trouble and three weeks after the marriage with Jane already pregnant for a second time the couple went to Castle comfort in Donnington with John arriving back home in the early hours on his own.
The next day some children spotted some blood coming from below a gate and the body of Jane Walford was found beaten and knifed in what became known as Dead Woman's Ditch. A search of their cottage revealed a bloody knife and John was arrested and sentenced to death. His former fiance came to see him before he was hanged and gave him her forgiveness. John's body was left to hang for 100 days for all to see.
I have added a song called 'The Hanging Tree' sung here by Rachel Zegler.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xj0yKnXkc-Y
Best viewed large I think. Many thanks
The place name comes from the story of a young man, a charcoal burner named John Walford who was very popular and became engaged to be married to a lady named Ann Rice. A local girl named Jane Shorney however set her sights on John and became pregnant by him. He was arrested and told he must marry Jane or pay for the upkeep of his child. His engagement to Ann was ended and he married Jane. The marriage was soon in trouble and three weeks after the marriage with Jane already pregnant for a second time the couple went to Castle comfort in Donnington with John arriving back home in the early hours on his own.
The next day some children spotted some blood coming from below a gate and the body of Jane Walford was found beaten and knifed in what became known as Dead Woman's Ditch. A search of their cottage revealed a bloody knife and John was arrested and sentenced to death. His former fiance came to see him before he was hanged and gave him her forgiveness. John's body was left to hang for 100 days for all to see.
I have added a song called 'The Hanging Tree' sung here by Rachel Zegler.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xj0yKnXkc-Y
Best viewed large I think. Many thanks
Ronald Stachowiak, Smiley Derleth, Buelipix, Doug Shepherd and 61 other people have particularly liked this photo
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Whata sad an tragic history, 100 days hanged¡¡¡ wow¡¡¡
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HFF and have a completely different (cheerful, peaceful, and wonderful!) weekend, Carol :-)))
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by Fernando Pêssoa
Beyond the bend in the road
there may be a well, a castle.
There may be simply more road.
I neither know nor ask.
As long as I’m on the road before the bend
I simply look at the road before the bend,
since I can see only the road before the bend.
It would do no good to look elsewhere
or at what I can’t see.
. . . . . . . .
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thank you for the story - this adss somewhat "life" to the scenery ;-))))
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I think every spot on earth must contain its own treasure trove of long gone tales.
Have a pleasant weekend. I hope you are not adversely affected by the bad weather I am reading about!
Ecobird club has replied to Diana Australis clubAlthough some parts of Somerset have suffered from flooding we have been fine here fortunately and even have some sunshine today. I feel sorry for those whose homes and businesses have been flooded though, both here and in other countries. It must be heartbreaking.
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Ich wünsche dir weiterhin einen guten Start in neue Jahr
Freundliche Grüße und einen angenehmen Sonntag
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