The procession from Newgate to Tyburn used to pass along Broad Street, and halt at the great gate of the hospital, in order that the condemned man mi… - Walter Besant

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The procession from Newgate to Tyburn used to pass along Broad Street, and halt at the great gate of the hospital, in order that the condemned man might take his last draught of ale on earth.

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Sir Walter Besant (August 14, 1836 - June 9, 1881) was an English novelist and historian.

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