The last people were put to death on Merseyside almost 60 years ago.
Now a category B/C men's prison, HM Prison Liverpool, also known as Walton Prison, was once the place where criminals were sent to the gallows for their despicable crimes. Constructed between 1848 and 1855, the prison, formerly known as Walton Gaol, took over from the Kirkdale House of Correction as the main centre of execution for Liverpool.
Everyone executed at Walton was hanged for murder - which saw an executioner place a white hood over the head of the condemned, followed by the noose, and the convicted killer ‘dropped’ as the hangman pulled the lever which released the trap doors. Here, we take a look back at Merseyside's last man and woman to be executed - and the crimes that sealed their fate.
