British Executions - List Of Hangings In England

William Arthur Salt
1955

Crime: murder

Location: Trentham

William Arthur Salt murdered Dennis John Shenton 6 who he drowned in the canal at Trentham on 16 December 1954.

Sydney Joseph Clarke
1955

Crime: murder

Location: Loman Street, Southwark, London

Sydney Joseph Clarke murdered Rose Elizabeth Fairhurst 45 who he strangled and battered at Loman Street, Southwark, London on 9 February 1955.

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Winston Shaw
1955

Crime: murder

Location: Flat 1, Knaresborough Hospital

Winston Shaw murdered his ex-girlfriend Jean Tate 24 who he battered and stabbed at Flat 1, Knaresborough Hospital on 3 December 1954.

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James Robinson
1955

Crime: murder

Location: The Hollies, Skegby, Nottinghamshire

Murdered Mary Ann Dodsley at The Hollies, Skegby, Nottinghamshire on 15 December 1954 by strangulation.

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Richard Gowler
1955

Crime: murder

Location: 18 Clarence Road, Seacombe

Richard Gowler murdered Mary Catherine Boothroyd 53 who he stabbed to death at 18 Clarence Road, Seacombe on 11 March 1955.

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Kenneth Roberts
1955

Crime: murder

Location: Woodyard off Winterton Road, Scunthorpe

Kenneth Roberts murdered Mary Georgina Roberts 18 who he strangled in Woodyard off Winterton Road, Scunthorpe on 11 May 1955.

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Ruth Ellis
1955

Crime: murder

Location: The Magdala, South Hill Park, Hampstead

Ruth Ellis was convicted of the murder of David Blakely.

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Frederick Arthur Cross
1955

Crime: murder

Location: Driveway of Birchen Bower Farm, Willslock, near Uttoxeter

Frederick Arthur Cross murdered Donald Haywood Lainton 28 who he stabbed to death in the driveway of Birchen Bower Farm, Willslock, near Uttoxeter on 25 February 1955.

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Norman William Green
1955

Crime: murder

Location: Wigan

Norman William Green murdered William Harmer 11 who he stabbed in a field off Miry Lane, Wigan on 27 August 1954. The following year on 11 April 1955 he stabbed Norman Yates 10 to death in Back Hope Street, Ince, near…

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Corbett Montague Roberts
1955

Crime: murder

Location: 113 Frederick Road, Aston, Birmingham

Corbett Montague Roberts murdered his wife Doris Acquilla Roberts 41 he he battered to death at 113 Frederick Road, Aston, Birmingham on 31 May 1955.

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Ernest Charles Harding
1955

Crime: murder

Location: Coleshill, Coventry

Ernest Charles Harding was convicted of the murder of Evelyn Patricia Higgins 10.

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Alec Wilkinson
1955

Crime: murder

Location: —

Alec Wilkinson murdered his mother-in-law Clara Farrell 50 who he stabbed to death at Bradbury Balk Lane, Wombwell on 1 May 1955.

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