📜 Replica of a 16th-century decapitation device, an early guillotine.
🔍 Located in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, on its original site.
🔪 Learn about a unique medieval execution device and local manorial laws
📜 Explore the history of crime and punishment in medieval England
📍 Visit the non-working replica and see the original stone base
🏛️ The original blade is on display at Bankfield Museum in Halifax
💀 The subject matter of public beheadings may be disturbing
🗺️ Find the gibbet at the junction of Bedford Street North and Gibbet Street.
📝 A nearby plaque lists the names of 52 individuals executed by the device.
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