https://penninehorizons.org/files/original/fa67be1ad4353ff2e2a453a03595a866.jpg 60a1f60c368be5b10bbe150129e53a6e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Dave Pearson Description An account of the resource Postcards of old Halifax Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mixed Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Dave Pearson Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Pennine Horizons Digital Archive Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Dave Pearson Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource PHDA - Dave Pearson Collection Language A language of the resource English (UK) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DPC Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Halifax, West Yorkshire Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Tiff file 8 bit Type The nature or genre of the resource Documentary Photograph Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Site of Gibbet, Halifax - DPC00389 Subject The topic of the resource Gibbet, Gibbet Street, Halifax Description An account of the resource This rather forlorn looking mound is what remained of the infamous Gibbet in the town. The street where it is situated is called Gibbet Street and there is a modern incarnation there today. The Halifax Gibbet was an early guillotine, or decapitating machine, used in Halifax. It was probably installed during the 16th century as an alternative to beheading by axe or sword. Halifax was once part of the Manor of Wakefield, where ancient custom and law gave the Lord of the Manor the authority to execute summarily by decapitation any thief caught with stolen goods to the value of 13½d or more, or who confessed to having stolen goods of at least that value. Decapitation was a fairly common method of execution in England, but Halifax was unusual in two respects: it employed a guillotine-like machine that appears to have been unique in the country, and it continued to decapitate petty criminals until the mid-17th century. Almost 100 people were beheaded in Halifax between the first recorded execution in 1286 and the last in 1650, but as the date of the gibbet's installation is uncertain, it cannot be determined with any accuracy how many were dealt with by the Halifax Gibbet. By 1650 public opinion considered beheading to be an excessively severe punishment for petty theft; use of the gibbet was forbidden by Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, and the structure was dismantled. The stone base was rediscovered and preserved in about 1840, and a non-working replica was erected on the site in 1974. The names of 52 people known to have been beheaded by the device are listed on a nearby plaque. The gibbet gives rise to the Beggar’s Litany ‘From Hell, Hull and Halifax, Good lord Deliver us!’ Courtesy of Wikipedia Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Pennine Horizons Digital Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource PHDA - Dave Pearson Collection Relation A related resource Pennine Horizons Digital Archive Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource TIFF file 8-bit Language A language of the resource English (U.K.) Type The nature or genre of the resource Documentary photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DPC00389.tif Gibbet Gibbet Street Halifax