Old Bailey London's historic main criminal court on Old Bailey Street.
Tyburn public hangings in London took place at gallows called the Tyburn Tree until 1783.
pillory a device consisting of a wooden board with holes for the head and hands, in which petty offenders were formerly locked and exposed to public scorn; the stocks.
a trap a hinged or sliding door in a roof, ceiling or floor, which lifts or slides to cover an opening.
Bedlam the Hospital of St. Mary of Bethlehem, a London insane asylum, where Londoners went to watch the mentally unstable for entertainment.
