This is the famous ducking stool used for punishing rogue market traders, witches and it seems anyone who transgressed accepted behaviour. It is kept at Leominster Priory Church and was last used in 1809. Here is a link to Crime and Punishment in HerefordshireSponsor a Child with Plan, I do!
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
The Ducking Stool
This is the famous ducking stool used for punishing rogue market traders, witches and it seems anyone who transgressed accepted behaviour. It is kept at Leominster Priory Church and was last used in 1809. Here is a link to Crime and Punishment in Herefordshire
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