From Dock to Drop - Tours of Sessions House and Gaol Site

Tours of the Sessions House and Gaols site
Not just the place of law and order across the town and county but the seat of County Government for the whole of this period.
Marvel at some of the finest decorative plaster ceilings in the country by Edward Goudge.
View the full-length Royal portraits and sit in the Georgian Nisi Prius Court and the Criminal Court.
Does the tongue wag? What was the 'Iron Machine'? Is there meaning in the plasterwork?
Experience the plight of those sentenced to be executed. Stand at the site of the two separate drops and reflect on the punishment of death by hanging.
We end in the Victorian County Gaol, where the 'more fortunate' spent their sentences, now the Northampton Museum and Art Gallery.
Come along, stand trial and when found guilty, face the hangman's noose - all in the space of 90 minutes - and it's free!

Timings & Tours

Friday 06 September:

1030-1300 & 1400-1530

Saturday 07 September:

1030-1300 & 1400-1530

Sunday 08 September:

1030-1300 & 1400-1530

Friday 13 September:

1030-1300 & 1400-1530

Saturday 14 September:

1030-1300 & 1400-1530

Sunday 15 September:

1030-1300 & 1400-1530

Location & directions

Sessions House, George Row, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DF

Directions:

Tour starts inside Sessions House, George Row, not at the museum.

Contact on day:

Alan Clark

Telephone number:

+447746116569

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking preferred

Booking conditions:

Booking is advisable but not compulsory (restrictions on numbers will be applied per tour).

Booking contact name:

Alan Clark

Booking telephone number:

+447746116569

Booking email:

[email protected]

Accessibility details

Site is not wheelchair accessible. Please notify us if you have any mobility issues.

Additional information

Max no of people per tour:

25

Est. tour duration:

2 hour(s) 0 minute(s)

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