Last to be hanged in britain Stock Photos and Images
RMB4XR25–Anniversary 13th July 1955 Nightclub hostess Ruth Ellis becomes last woman to be hanged in Britain executed at Holloway Prison for the murder of her lover David Blakely
RM2M3K9D2–Ruth Ellis who was sentenced to death for the murder of her lover. She was the last woman to be hanged in Britain. She was hanged on 13th July 1955
RMB4XHJF–Muriel Jakubait Holding a picture of her sister Ruth Ellis when she was 24 years old and before she became a blonde Ruth Ellis was the last woman to be hanged in Great Britain on 13th July 1955 for murdering her lover David Blakely
RMG4GTCD–The crowd at the gates of Holloway Prison, London, as Ruth Ellis is executed for the murder of her lover, racing motorist David Blakely. She was the last woman to be hanged in Britain.
RM2K7012D–The headstone for John Hughes, a gypsy executed for horse theft, St Johns church churchyard, Itchen Abbas, Hampshire, England, UK
RMG4D8D9–Ruth Ellis, who was hanged at Holloway Prison on 13th July 1955, for killing her lover, racing driver David Blakely. She was the last woman to be hanged in Britain.
RMBRWJ1Y–Magdala pub in Hampstead, London: where Ruth Eliis (last woman hanged) shot her lover
RMG4GTCE–A line of police keeps the crowd from approaching the gates of Holloway Prison in London as Ruth Ellis is executed for the murder of her lover, racing car driver David Blakely. She was the last woman to be hanged in Britain.
RMR1JXGH–London, UK. 13 November 2018. A staff member, posing as a prison guard, views a shelf containing a toothbrush and hydrogen peroxide (hair dye), in Ruth Ellis' prison cell. Preview of 'Glad I Did It', a new work by Irish artist Christina Reihill at Bermondsey Project Space. The interactive artwork looks at the life and death of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, after she shot her lover, racing driver, David Blakely in 1955. Credit: Stephen Chung/Alamy Live News
RMG6MDKG–Muriel Jakubait, the sister of Ruth Ellis who was the last woman to be hanged in Britain, leaves the Royal Courts of Justice, London, in disappointment after an appeal to have her muder verdict substituted to manslaughter failed. Three senior judges said that Ellis, who was hanged in 1955, was properly convicted of murder according to the laws at the time she shot her lover in north London.
RMBFXTP4–Grave of Robert Snooks, the last man to be executed in England for highway robbery.
RMG49KJM–A large queue of people waits outside the public gallery entrance to the Old Bailey to attend the trial of Guenther Podola who stands accused of the murder of Detective Sergeant Raymond Purdy. Guenther Fritz Erwin Podola, originally from Germany but had been living in Canada, was later charged with the murder of Detective Sergeant Raymond Purdy in Onslow Square South Kensington, following an attempted arrest on himself after he had been reported to be trying to blackmail American model Verne Schiffmann who he had earlier burgled. Guenther Fritz Erwin Podola became the last man to be hanged in
RMG4TT6H–The Magdala Tavern, Hampstead, North London, where Ruth Ellis shot her lover David Blakely at point blank range on Easter Sunday 1955. Ruth Ellis pleaded guilty to the murder and became the last woman in Britain to be hanged on July 13th 1955. Bullet holes can still be seen in the walls of the pub.
RMG49KJ9–View of the second floor room at Claremont House Hotel, Queen's Gate Kensington, where police detained a man in connection with the murder of Detective Raymond Purdy. About thirty officers surrounded the hotel and about twenty minutes later brought out a man covered in a cyclist groundsheet. He was driven to Chelsea Police Station. The hotel Manager Mr Thomas Harding said the man had arrived three weeks earlier. Guenther Fritz Erwin Podola, originally from Germany but had been living in Canada, was later charged with the murder of Detective Sergeant Raymond Purdy in Onslow Square South
RMGCR05M–Crime - Ruth Ellis - Holloway Prison, London
RMG6MDND–Muriel Jakubait outside Royal Courts of Justice
RM2M3K9CD–Crowds outside Holloway Prison on the day of the execution of Ruth Ellis who was sentenced to death for the murder of her lover. She was the last woman to be hanged in Britain. 13th July 1955
RMB4XHJG–Muriel Jakubait Holding a picture of her sister Ruth Ellis when she was 24 years old and before she became a blonde Ruth Ellis was the last woman to be hanged in Great Britain on 13th July 1955 for murdering her lover David Blakely
RM2M3K9CY–Ruth Ellis who was sentenced to death for the murder of her lover. She was the last woman to be hanged in Britain.
RMB4R5K7–Anniversary 13th July 1955 Nightclub hostess Ruth Ellis becomes last woman to be hanged in Britain executed at Holloway Prison for the murder of her lover David Blakely OPS Ruth Ellis with boyfriend David Blakely at the Little Club in London 1955 Ellis was charged with murder and hanged for the shooting of Blakely at Holloway Prison
RMR1JXH6–London, UK. 13 November 2018. Artist Christina Reihill poses with a hangman's noose. Preview of 'Glad I Did It', a new work by Irish artist Christina Reihill at Bermondsey Project Space. The interactive artwork looks at the life and death of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, after she shot her lover, racing driver, David Blakely in 1955. On display are the artist's interpretation of Ruth Ellis' prison cell, including furniture and props, the hanging room together with a video display of the artist in conversation. Credit: Stephen Chung/Alamy Live News
RMBFXTHT–Grave of Robert Snooks, the last man to be executed in England for highway robbery.
RMG6MDRR–Muriel Jakubait outside Royal Courts of Justice
RM2M3K9CX–Ruth Ellis who was sentenced to death for the murder of her lover. She was the last woman to be hanged in Britain.
RMR1JXH2–London, UK. 13 November 2018. Artist Christina Reihill poses with a hangman's noose. Preview of 'Glad I Did It', a new work by Irish artist Christina Reihill at Bermondsey Project Space. The interactive artwork looks at the life and death of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, after she shot her lover, racing driver, David Blakely in 1955. On display are the artist's interpretation of Ruth Ellis' prison cell, including furniture and props, the hanging room together with a video display of the artist in conversation. Credit: Stephen Chung/Alamy Live News
RMG6MDN3–Muriel Jakubait outside Royal Courts of Justice
RM2M3K9BH–Ruth Ellis who was sentenced to death for the murder of her lover. She was the last woman to be hanged in Britain.
RMG49KJC–Crime - Detective Sergeant Raymond Purdy Murder - Chelsea Police Station
RMG49KJE–Crime - Detective Sergeant Raymond Purdy Murder - The Old Bailey
RMR1JXH8–London, UK. 13 November 2018. Artist Christina Reihill poses with a hangman's noose. Preview of 'Glad I Did It', a new work by Irish artist Christina Reihill at Bermondsey Project Space. The interactive artwork looks at the life and death of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, after she shot her lover, racing driver, David Blakely in 1955. On display are the artist's interpretation of Ruth Ellis' prison cell, including furniture and props, the hanging room together with a video display of the artist in conversation. Credit: Stephen Chung/Alamy Live News
RMG49KJJ–Crime - Detective Sergeant Raymond Purdy Murder
RMG49KJ7–Crime - Detective Sergeant Raymond Purdy Murder - Claremont House Hotel, Queen's Gate Kensington
RMG49KG0–Crime - Detective Sergeant Raymond Purdy Murder
RMG49KJA–Crime - Detective Sergeant Raymond Purdy Murder - Claremont House Hotel, Queen's Gate Kensington
RMG4TT6E–Gruesome Murder Sites/2
RM2M3K9CM–Signature of Ruth Ellis on a Little Club Membership Card of which she was manageress. She was also the last woman to be hanged in Britain.
RMR1JXG9–London, UK. 13 November 2018. A staff member stands in Ruth Ellis' prison cell. Preview of 'Glad I Did It', a new work by Irish artist Christina Reihill at Bermondsey Project Space. The interactive artwork looks at the life and death of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, after she shot her lover, racing driver, David Blakely in 1955. On display are the artist's interpretation of Ruth Ellis' prison cell, including furniture and props, the hanging room together with a video display of the artist in conversation. Credit: Stephen Chung/Alamy Live News
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RM2M3K9CA–Official notice of the death of Ruth Ellis on the door of Holloway Prison. She was the last woman to be hanged in Britain. Date: 13th July 1955
RMR1JXH9–London, UK. 13 November 2018. Artist Christina Reihill poses with a hangman's noose. Preview of 'Glad I Did It', a new work by Irish artist Christina Reihill at Bermondsey Project Space. The interactive artwork looks at the life and death of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, after she shot her lover, racing driver, David Blakely in 1955. On display are the artist's interpretation of Ruth Ellis' prison cell, including furniture and props, the hanging room together with a video display of the artist in conversation. Credit: Stephen Chung/Alamy Live News
RMR1JXGK–London, UK. 13 November 2018. A black and white photograph of David Blakely and Ruth Ellis, together with the last note Blakely wrote to Ellis. Preview of 'Glad I Did It', a new work by Irish artist Christina Reihill at Bermondsey Project Space. The interactive artwork looks at the life and death of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, after she shot her lover, racing driver, David Blakely in 1955. On display are the artist's interpretation of Ruth Ellis' prison cell, including furniture and props, the hanging room together with a video display of the artist in conversation.
RMR1JXGF–London, UK. 13 November 2018. A black and white photograph of David Blakely and Ruth Ellis, together with the last note Blakely wrote to Ellis. Preview of 'Glad I Did It', a new work by Irish artist Christina Reihill at Bermondsey Project Space. The interactive artwork looks at the life and death of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, after she shot her lover, racing driver, David Blakely in 1955. On display are the artist's interpretation of Ruth Ellis' prison cell, including furniture and props, the hanging room together with a video display of the artist in conversation.
RMR1JXGY–London, UK. 13 November 2018. A staff member views a hangman's noose. Preview of 'Glad I Did It', a new work by Irish artist Christina Reihill at Bermondsey Project Space. The interactive artwork looks at the life and death of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, after she shot her lover, racing driver, David Blakely in 1955. On display are the artist's interpretation of Ruth Ellis' prison cell, including furniture and props, the hanging room together with a video display of the artist in conversation. Credit: Stephen Chung/Alamy Live News
RMR1JXH7–London, UK. 13 November 2018. Artist Christina Reihill poses with a hangman's noose. Preview of 'Glad I Did It', a new work by Irish artist Christina Reihill at Bermondsey Project Space. The interactive artwork looks at the life and death of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, after she shot her lover, racing driver, David Blakely in 1955. On display are the artist's interpretation of Ruth Ellis' prison cell, including furniture and props, the hanging room together with a video display of the artist in conversation. Credit: Stephen Chung/Alamy Live News
RMR1JXGJ–London, UK. 13 November 2018. A staff member views poetry by Christina Reihill. Preview of 'Glad I Did It', a new work by Irish artist Christina Reihill at Bermondsey Project Space. The interactive artwork looks at the life and death of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, after she shot her lover, racing driver, David Blakely in 1955. On display are the artist's interpretation of Ruth Ellis' prison cell, including furniture and props, the hanging room together with a video display of the artist in conversation. Credit: Stephen Chung/Alamy Live News
RMR1JXG7–London, UK. 13 November 2018. A staff member stands in Ruth Ellis' prison cell. Preview of 'Glad I Did It', a new work by Irish artist Christina Reihill at Bermondsey Project Space. The interactive artwork looks at the life and death of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, after she shot her lover, racing driver, David Blakely in 1955. On display are the artist's interpretation of Ruth Ellis' prison cell, including furniture and props, the hanging room together with a video display of the artist in conversation. Credit: Stephen Chung/Alamy Live News
RMR1JXH0–London, UK. 13 November 2018. A staff member views a hangman's noose. Preview of 'Glad I Did It', a new work by Irish artist Christina Reihill at Bermondsey Project Space. The interactive artwork looks at the life and death of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, after she shot her lover, racing driver, David Blakely in 1955. On display are the artist's interpretation of Ruth Ellis' prison cell, including furniture and props, the hanging room together with a video display of the artist in conversation. Credit: Stephen Chung/Alamy Live News
RMR1JXG8–London, UK. 13 November 2018. A staff member stands in Ruth Ellis' prison cell. Preview of 'Glad I Did It', a new work by Irish artist Christina Reihill at Bermondsey Project Space. The interactive artwork looks at the life and death of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, after she shot her lover, racing driver, David Blakely in 1955. On display are the artist's interpretation of Ruth Ellis' prison cell, including furniture and props, the hanging room together with a video display of the artist in conversation. Credit: Stephen Chung/Alamy Live News
RMR1JXH5–London, UK. 13 November 2018. Artist Christina Reihill poses with a hangman's noose. Preview of 'Glad I Did It', a new work by Irish artist Christina Reihill at Bermondsey Project Space. The interactive artwork looks at the life and death of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, after she shot her lover, racing driver, David Blakely in 1955. On display are the artist's interpretation of Ruth Ellis' prison cell, including furniture and props, the hanging room together with a video display of the artist in conversation. Credit: Stephen Chung/Alamy Live News
RMR1JXHA–London, UK. 13 November 2018. Artist Christina Reihill poses with a hangman's noose. Preview of 'Glad I Did It', a new work by Irish artist Christina Reihill at Bermondsey Project Space. The interactive artwork looks at the life and death of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, after she shot her lover, racing driver, David Blakely in 1955. On display are the artist's interpretation of Ruth Ellis' prison cell, including furniture and props, the hanging room together with a video display of the artist in conversation. Credit: Stephen Chung/Alamy Live News
RMR1JXGW–London, UK. 13 November 2018. The artist's poerty on a wall next to a staff member, posing as a prison guard, and the hangman's noose. Preview of 'Glad I Did It', a new work by Irish artist Christina Reihill at Bermondsey Project Space. The interactive artwork looks at the life and death of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, after she shot her lover, racing driver, David Blakely in 1955. On display are the artist's interpretation of Ruth Ellis' prison cell, including furniture and props, the hanging room together with a video display of the artist in conversation. Credit:
RMR1JXGD–London, UK. 13 November 2018. A staff member, posing as a prison guard, in Ruth Ellis' prison cell. Preview of 'Glad I Did It', a new work by Irish artist Christina Reihill at Bermondsey Project Space. The interactive artwork looks at the life and death of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, after she shot her lover, racing driver, David Blakely in 1955. On display are the artist's interpretation of Ruth Ellis' prison cell, including furniture and props, the hanging room together with a video display of the artist in conversation. Credit: Stephen Chung/Alamy Live News
RMR1JXGR–London, UK. 13 November 2018. A staff member, posing as a prison guard, views a hangman's noose. Preview of 'Glad I Did It', a new work by Irish artist Christina Reihill at Bermondsey Project Space. The interactive artwork looks at the life and death of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, after she shot her lover, racing driver, David Blakely in 1955. On display are the artist's interpretation of Ruth Ellis' prison cell, including furniture and props, the hanging room together with a video display of the artist in conversation. Credit: Stephen Chung/Alamy Live News
RMR1JXGX–London, UK. 13 November 2018. Staff members, one posing as a prison guard, view a hangman's noose. Preview of 'Glad I Did It', a new work by Irish artist Christina Reihill at Bermondsey Project Space. The interactive artwork looks at the life and death of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, after she shot her lover, racing driver, David Blakely in 1955. On display are the artist's interpretation of Ruth Ellis' prison cell, including furniture and props, the hanging room together with a video display of the artist in conversation. Credit: Stephen Chung/Alamy Live News
RMR1JXGA–London, UK. 13 November 2018. Personal items in Ruth Ellis' prison cell. A staff member stands in Ruth Ellis' prison cell. Preview of 'Glad I Did It', a new work by Irish artist Christina Reihill at Bermondsey Project Space. The interactive artwork looks at the life and death of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, after she shot her lover, racing driver, David Blakely in 1955. On display are the artist's interpretation of Ruth Ellis' prison cell, including furniture and props, the hanging room together with a video display of the artist in conversation. Credit: Stephen Chung
RMR1JXH4–London, UK. 13 November 2018. A staff member, posing as a prison guard, views a hangman's noose. Preview of 'Glad I Did It', a new work by Irish artist Christina Reihill at Bermondsey Project Space. The interactive artwork looks at the life and death of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, after she shot her lover, racing driver, David Blakely in 1955. On display are the artist's interpretation of Ruth Ellis' prison cell, including furniture and props, the hanging room together with a video display of the artist in conversation. Credit: Stephen Chung/Alamy Live News
RMR1JXGP–London, UK. 13 November 2018. A staff member, posing as a prison guard, views a hangman's noose. Preview of 'Glad I Did It', a new work by Irish artist Christina Reihill at Bermondsey Project Space. The interactive artwork looks at the life and death of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, after she shot her lover, racing driver, David Blakely in 1955. On display are the artist's interpretation of Ruth Ellis' prison cell, including furniture and props, the hanging room together with a video display of the artist in conversation. Credit: Stephen Chung/Alamy Live News
RMR1JXH1–London, UK. 13 November 2018. A staff member, posing as a prison guard, views a hangman's noose. Preview of 'Glad I Did It', a new work by Irish artist Christina Reihill at Bermondsey Project Space. The interactive artwork looks at the life and death of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, after she shot her lover, racing driver, David Blakely in 1955. On display are the artist's interpretation of Ruth Ellis' prison cell, including furniture and props, the hanging room together with a video display of the artist in conversation. Credit: Stephen Chung/Alamy Live News
RMR1JXGT–London, UK. 13 November 2018. A staff member, posing as a prison guard, views a hangman's noose. Preview of 'Glad I Did It', a new work by Irish artist Christina Reihill at Bermondsey Project Space. The interactive artwork looks at the life and death of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, after she shot her lover, racing driver, David Blakely in 1955. On display are the artist's interpretation of Ruth Ellis' prison cell, including furniture and props, the hanging room together with a video display of the artist in conversation. Credit: Stephen Chung/Alamy Live News
RMR1JXGE–London, UK. 13 November 2018. A staff member, posing as a prison guard, in Ruth Ellis' prison cell. Preview of 'Glad I Did It', a new work by Irish artist Christina Reihill at Bermondsey Project Space. The interactive artwork looks at the life and death of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, after she shot her lover, racing driver, David Blakely in 1955. On display are the artist's interpretation of Ruth Ellis' prison cell, including furniture and props, the hanging room together with a video display of the artist in conversation. Credit: Stephen Chung/Alamy Live News
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