The Man they Could not Hang
They hung him on the gallows but couldn't open the trapdoor. while he was kept safe a carpenter dealt with the faulty door. When the carpenter tried the trapdoor it it would swing free but whenever John Lee stood on the gallows they would not work.
Written by KS Year 6
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Technical Information (Metadata)
| Title | Value |
|---|---|
| Description: | |
| Written by | KS Year 6 |
| Organisation | Ellacombe Primary School |
| Website | not stated |
| Contributor | Ellacombe Primary School |
| Item | |
| Identifier | ref 136 |
| Format | greyscale photograph of a sketch; 168 mm x 127 mm |
| Coverage | Devon. Babbacombe |
| Source | Torbay Library Services |
| Subject | Lee. Babbacombe. |
| Type | Image |
| Publisher | Torbay Library Services |
| Rights | Torbay Library Services |
| Keywords | picture portrait accused lee |
