Shepton Mallet Prison (pt2)

Season: 7 Episode: 6

Part two of this series turns the spotlight on more of the condemned men who passed through the gates of Shepton Mallet Prison, each arriving under guard, each leaving for the scaffold. Their crimes varied, from calculated murder to acts born of jealousy, desperation or sudden violence, but their final destination was the same stark yard within those high stone walls.

CAST

Charles Squires - Jon Locke

Henry Quarterly - Steve Sheperd

The Jury - Molly Jefferies

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SOURCES

Weymouth Telegram - Tuesday 15 August 1893

Langport & Somerton Herald - Saturday 12 August 1893

Cheltenham Chronicle - Saturday 08 November 1924

Wiltshire Times and Trowbridge Advertiser - Saturday 14 February 1925

Illustrated Police News - Thursday 29 January 1925

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