Leg Shackles -- White Tower, Tower of London, Tower Hamlets, London, UK
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N 51° 30.473 W 000° 04.538
30U E 702933 N 5710360
Leg shackles, used in the tower to control and punish prisoners, on display on the top floor of the White Tower
Waymark Code: WMT1GK
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/09/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Dragontree
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A rather grim display of torture and punishment items and devices are on display on the top floor of the White Tower of the Tower of London.

An interpretive sign for the Leg Shackles reads as follows:

"Placed around a prisoner's legs and then hammered shut, the weight of the shackles' 6.35kg (14lbs) restricted movement. They also made escape difficult, since a blacksmith was needed to remove them.

Probably British, Old Tower collection."
Type of Device: punishment

What is the approximate age?: 01/01/1500

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