This bridge was built in 1793 to allow prisoners from the North Gate Gaol to cross to the chapel at the Blue Coat Hospital. There they would receive their last rites before execution.
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This bridge was built in 1793 to allow prisoners from the North Gate Gaol to cross to the chapel at the Blue Coat Hospital. There they would receive their last rites before execution.
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