Ep 19 - Shepton Mallet Prison

It has taken us a little while to edit but we got there! We are so sorry this is late we have had to deal with some illness (Alfie the one eyed wonder dog has been unwell) and family dramas. This week we delve into another prison with a number of executions and some interesting ghost stories.

References:

https://www.sheptonmalletprison.com/news/shepton-mallet-prison-productions-to-date-article-august-2022/

Picking Okham: http://rovingcrafters.com/2016/02/01/prisoners-poverty-and-picking-oakum/

The Crank https://www.pegasusacademytrust.org/media/Victorian-Hard-Labour.pdf

About the Listed Building https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1058425?section=official-list-entry

Filming locations https://www.somerset.gov.uk/film_locations/shepton-mallet-prison/

History and about the prison https://www.sheptonmalletprison.com/plan-your-day/history/

Executions:

https://sheptonmallet.nub.news/news/local-news/the-final-justice-the-men-who-met-their-end-at-shepton-mallet-prison-195205

https://www.visitsomerset.co.uk/discover-somerset/fascinating-somerset-facts/the-secrets-of-shepton-mallet-prison-during-the-se

https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/dark-somerset-wartime-gis-executed-1701295

Hauntings:

https://www.hauntedhappenings.co.uk/shepton-mallet-prison/

https://www.sheptonmalletprison.com/prison-tours/ghost-tour/

https://www.sheptonmalletprison.com/paranormal-news/ghost-stories-from-behind-bars-the-white-lady/

https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/shepton-mallet-prison/

https://adelaidehauntedhorizons.com.au/haunted-shepton-mallet-prison/

Book

Spirits behind bars. The haunting of Shepton Mallet Prison and the Skirrid Inn. Richard Estep

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