Gray's Antiques Market
38 Davies Street, W1 (junction of Oxford Street & South Molton Street)
Grays was established by Bennie Gray in 1977 in a beautiful 19th century terracotta building in the heart of London's West End. Today there are around 200 dealers selling a wide range of stock including antique jewellery, watches, medals, coins, stamps, antique English furniture and other household items.
You can even view one of London’s “lost” rivers – the River Tyburn flows through the basement of Grays Mews. Open: Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm.
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38 Davies Street, W1 (junction of Oxford Street & South Molton Street)
Grays was established by Bennie Gray in 1977 in a beautiful 19th century terracotta building in the heart of London's West End. Today there are around 200 dealers selling a wide range of stock including antique jewellery, watches, medals, coins, stamps, antique English furniture and other household items.
You can even view one of London’s “lost” rivers – the River Tyburn flows through the basement of Grays Mews. Open: Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm.
Grays Website - Click Here
Tyburn
Tyburn was a village close to the current location of Marble Arch in London. It took its name from the Tyburn Brook which ran through it.
The name Tyburn is synonymous with capital punishment, it having been the principal place for the execution of London criminals and convicted traitors, including many religious martyrs.
Public executions took place at Tyburn, with the prisoners processed from Newgate Prison in the City of London (where the Central Criminal Court or Old Bailey stands today), via St Giles in the Fields and Oxford Street.
The name Tyburn is synonymous with capital punishment, it having been the principal place for the execution of London criminals and convicted traitors, including many religious martyrs.
Public executions took place at Tyburn, with the prisoners processed from Newgate Prison in the City of London (where the Central Criminal Court or Old Bailey stands today), via St Giles in the Fields and Oxford Street.
In 1571, the Tyburn Tree was erected at the location to facilitate mass executions. The "Tree" gallows consisted of a horizontal wooden triangle supported by three legs. In 1649 24 prisoners were hanged simultaneously having been conveyed to Tyburn in eight carts.
The executions were public spectacles and proved extremely popular, attracting crowds of thousands. The enterprising villagers of Tyburn erected large spectator stands so that as many as possible could see the hangings (for a fee).
Source: Wikipedia
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