Meisha wrote, "Today I walked to Tyburn, the place where executions used to take place. It's about a 30 minute walk from the city centre. In the late medieval period, crowds used to follow the condemned from the city to Tyburn. A bit later they moved the courts next to the Tyburn so people often watched the trials and then the execution. The road there is mostly residential and seemed pretty upscale with lots of nice landscaping. Right next to the Tyburn marker is a huge mowed field and beyond that the race track that York is well known for. They originally held the races there because it was already a popular place for entertainment. :) A bit macabre."
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