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It was even claimed that a Radnorshire judge had been the first to make the comparison. However Presteigne’s Gallows Lane has long been named as a reminder to all of those who were condemned to death in Presteigne, particularly in the 18th century. Presteigne was the capital town of Radnorshire for centuries before the first recorded execution in 1739. In September the Radnorshire Court of Great Sessions condemned two men to be hanged for the murder of William Price in Gladestry on April 23. Gallows Lane earned its reputation in the years which followed. In 1743 Thomas Williams was hanged for stealing sheep and a year later Isaac Thomas faced the same fate for passing a forged coin.
Published February 15. 2021 5:26PM
Living in Quaker Hill, I travel Gallows Lane often − biking, walking, driving. John Steward s recent article correctly captures the eerie aura about the place, “Tossing Lines: The spirit of Gallows Lane,” (Feb. 11). The story of Sarah Bramble, though, eclipses the story of New London s favorite execution spot. Sarah represents the millions of women who have found themselves in a similar situation − pregnant, married, or unmarried, not seeing a way forward in bringing the child into the world and providing for it. Killing her baby was horrific, but you might ask what choice did she have? There is no mention of the father. Let’s face it, everyone knows who the mother is, but it is only recently that the identification of the father could be reliably ascertained.
Published February 11. 2021 2:07PM
John Steward, Special to The Times
In my tenacious quest to defy the onslaught of age, I often bicycle throughout southeastern Connecticut. Sometimes I head to Connecticut College for a therapeutic rendezvous with youth.
However, in order to reach such enlightenment, I must travel the spookily named Gallows Lane off Bloomingdale Road in Waterford. Gallows Lane has an aura, due either to its name, its ghostly emptiness, or my imagination. The clicking of my bicycle’s drive train, normally dim, suddenly seems intrusively loud in the strange stillness.
I’ve pedaled it many times, sensing the eery chill of a dark past, fighting the urge to change gears and flee. I unavoidably consider the origin of its name every time.
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