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5 unusual facts about Albert Pierrepoint


Capital punishment in Gibraltar

The hangings were carried out by British hangman Albert Pierrepoint, who had travelled undercover to Gibraltar to carry out the executions.

Carlton Ware

Leslie Green, who had previously worked as a chauffeur for the family, was convicted of the murder and hanged at Winson Green Prison on 23 December 1952 by Albert Pierrepoint.

Executioner

In Britain, the most notable dynasty was the Pierrepoints, who provided three executioners between 1902 and 1956 - Henry, his brother Thomas, and Henry's son Albert.

Hollinwood, Greater Manchester

Prolific twentieth-century hangman Albert Pierrepoint owned a public house on Manchester Road named "Help the Poor Struggler".

Robert Leslie Stewart

On the 1957 printing of the list, Stewart and Harry Allen were both promoted to the role of executioner in the wake of the resignation of Albert Pierrepoint and the death of Wade, both in 1956.



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