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Matthew Snatt The Highwayman - Hung In Chains At Leytonstone.

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In this video, you will venture out to the Green Man roundabout on the far eastern outskirts of London to discover the location of the stone that put the stone into Leytonstone.

You will see the High Stone today, and also view it as it once was prior the 1930s, when it was hit by a vehicle and suffered serious damage. However, thanks to photographs provided by the wonderful Wanstead Image Archive (and the archive is well worth a visit at the website https://ehive.com/collections/6965/the-wanstead-image-archive) you will be able to see the High Stone in all its former glory.

But this is also a true crime video, and you will also hear tales of the Highwayman Dick Turpin at the location at which he committed one of his most audacious crimes.

Having told of the pursuit of him, you will learn how a local publican published a biography of the outlaw shortly after Turpin's execution, and, in so doing, helped promote the legend of Dick Turpin.

The video then tells the story of another, lesser-known Highwayman by the name of Matthew Snatt, who, having robbed the Norwich Mail close to the HighStone, made good his escape and seemed to have gotten away with his crime.

However, he was caught a few months later, and, following his execution, his body was hung in chains alongside the High Stone.

A video that has everything. True Crime, local history, and a chance to see the stone that put the stone into Leytonstone.
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