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Fifty years after the last hanging, the UK has fallen out of love with the death penalty | Kate Allen | The Guardian
![Picture shows Harry Allan, one of the United Kingdoms last hangmen.He is pictured at home in Belthorn, near Blackburn, Lancashire. The last execution by hanging in the United Kingdom was in 1964. Picture shows Harry Allan, one of the United Kingdoms last hangmen.He is pictured at home in Belthorn, near Blackburn, Lancashire. The last execution by hanging in the United Kingdom was in 1964.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2HWED6T/picture-shows-harry-allan-one-of-the-united-kingdoms-last-hangmenhe-is-pictured-at-home-in-belthorn-near-blackburn-lancashire-the-last-execution-by-hanging-in-the-united-kingdom-was-in-1964-two-murderers-gwynne-evans-and-peter-allen-in-1969-the-death-penalty-was-finally-replaced-by-the-term-of-life-imprisonment-picture-taken-29th-may-1969-2HWED6T.jpg)
Picture shows Harry Allan, one of the United Kingdoms last hangmen.He is pictured at home in Belthorn, near Blackburn, Lancashire. The last execution by hanging in the United Kingdom was in 1964.
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Peter Allen and Gwynne Evans' Final Day: Last Executions Of Britain Carried Out 49 Years Ago | HuffPost UK News
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