Plaque

Pepys and Harrison

Inscription

I went to see Major General Harrison hung, drawn and quartered. He was looking as cheerful as any man could in that condition.
Samuel Pepys, 13th October 1660.

Londonist gives a deliciously grim description of the process of being hung, drawn and quartered. This plaque gives a contemporary view of the subject - black plaque, black humour.

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EC3, Great Tower Street, 27, The Hung, Drawn and Quartered

This attractive building was erected in 1914 and was used by Christ's Hospital school until 1987.

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Major-General Thomas Harrison

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Samuel Pepys

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