Shepton Mallet Prison (pt1)

Season: 7 Episode: 5

Built in 1610, Shepton Mallet Prison is Britain’s oldest jail, a grim stone fortress still standing today. Over the centuries it has held French prisoners of war, guarded national treasures in wartime, and witnessed the darkest moments of justice. This is a place of cells and secrets, and of lives that ended on the gallows. In this series, we tell the stories of some of those who were executed within its walls.

CAST

Samuel Reyland - Guy Pass

Henry Dainton - Simon Criddle

Hannah Dainton - Sam Roberts

Charles Squires - Jon Locke

THIS PODCAST

This podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England.

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SOURCES

Shepton Mallet Journal - Friday 11 January 1889

Bath Herald - Tuesday 26 February 1889

Devon and Somerset News - Thursday 21 March 1889

Weymouth Telegram - Tuesday 15 August 1893

Langport & Somerton Herald - Saturday 12 August 1893

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