Written by Lauren
Rating: 5
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As a London Month of the Dead regular, I was chuffed to have an event around Christmas. The performance was fantastic and the atmosphere was perfect!
Description
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Something A Little Different, Theatre/Arts and Walks & Tours
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Tickets from £12.00
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Over 18
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Saturday 25th October 2025
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Multiple start times (see ticket info)
ublic executions were once a vivid and regular part of English
life, serving as both punishment and public spectacle. Until the
nineteenth century, the gallows were used not just for justice, but
as a powerful tool of state messaging. Crowds gathered in their
thousands, from hawkers to aristocrats, to witness these grim
events. Execution sites were carefully chosen for maximum
visibility and symbolic impact, from well known locations like
Tyburn, Execution Dock, and Smithfield to the Tower of London
itself.
This walking tour explores some of London’s more forgotten
execution sites, winding through the City and into today’s West
End. We will stop at places where gallows once stood, many now
unmarked, revealing stories buried beneath the modern city.
Alongside permanent sites were one-off executions, staged for
political impact or public warning. As we walk, we will uncover how
punishment shaped London’s past and left its shadow on the
present.
Dr Anna
Cusack is a historian of early modern
London (c.1500–1800) with a focus on death, burial, crime,
punishment, and the treatment of religious outsiders. She holds a
PhD from Birkbeck, University of London, where she is an Honorary
Research Fellow, and lectures in History at Bishop Grosseteste
University. She has taught at several universities, including
Essex, Canterbury Christ Church, and Oxford’s Department for
Continuing Education. Anna has worked on numerous research
projects, including the AHRC-funded Power of Petitioning, and held
a postdoctoral fellowship at St Mary’s Twickenham. A former museum
professional and tour guide, she was also a consultant for the
Museum of London Docklands’ Executions exhibition.
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Tickets/Times
| Ticket | Event time | Cost |
|---|---|---|
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ECHOES OF THE NOOSE - morning
Morning |
11:00 - 13:00 | £12.00 |
Location
Address
St Pauls Churchyard, St Paul's Churchyard, London, EC4M 8AD
Nearest Station
St. Pauls (Tube)
Getting there
Organiser
A Curious Invitation and Antique Beat
Each year, Antique Beat and A Curious Invitation host London Month of the Dead, a festival of over 60 different events to inform, provoke and entertain on teh subject of mortality and the city.
Events include walks, talks, workshops, theatrical performances, storytelling, live-scored films, concerts, and visits to secret parts of the city.
Subjects span the cultural landscape from the forensic to the esoteric with an unparalleled range of speakers, performers, guides and experts.
Each year, London Month of the Dead donates 20% of ticket revenue to one of London's magnificent seven cemeteries.
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