Chilling archive relating to Britain's most famous hangman has emerged for sale for £5,000.

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Pictured: Execution hoods are part of the archive - The hoods are made out of white cloth linen and are stamped 'MILITARY GOVERNMENT 123 DET'.<br />
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A chilling archive relating to Britain's most famous hangman which includes execution hoods has emerged for sale for £5,000.<br />
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Albert Pierrepoint performed up to 600 executions on behalf of the British government from 1932 to 1956.<br />
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These included Nazi war criminals at Hamelin Prison in Lower Saxony, Germany, in the aftermath of World War Two.

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Pictured: Execution hoods are part of the archive - The hoods are made out of white cloth linen and are stamped 'MILITARY GOVERNMENT 123 DET'.

A chilling archive relating to Britain's most famous hangman which includes execution hoods has emerged for sale for £5,000.

Albert Pierrepoint performed up to 600 executions on behalf of the British government from 1932 to 1956.
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