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

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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: There is also a white cloth public witness armband

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.

These included Nazi war criminals at Hamelin Prison in Lower Saxony, Germany,...
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