An interior view of the Tower showing the executioner's block and axe. The mask was originally thought to have been worn by the executioner but has since been identified as a 'scold's bridle'.

Date:
1870 - 1900
Location:
Tower of London, Tower Hill, Tower Hamlets, Greater London Authority, EC3
Reference:
CC97/00954
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Content

This is part of the Collection: YOR01 York and Son Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Curator: Birks, David

Photographer: York And Son

Keywords

Medieval Castle, Crime And Punishment