Execution Dock His remains were gibbeted by the river Thames at Tilbury for three years. George Davis and William Watts, convicted for piracy for the "Cyprus" mutiny, were the final hangings at the dock on 16 December 1830. Some sources state there is a large "E" on the Thames side of the building at Swan Wharf, indicating the site of Execution Dock. Another source states it was approximately where the London Overground station now stands. Execution Dock Execution Dock was a place in the River Thames near the shoreline at Wapping, London, that was used for more than 400 years to execute
George Lawrence Davis George Lawrence Davis George Lawrence Davis (1830-1894) was commended to Madrid (Spain) from Leominster (Herefordshire) in 1863 to preach the gospel. After some years traveling through Spain with a Bible Carriage, dubbed "the armored vehicle" after an escape from being shot at, he moved to Gràcia (Barcelona), where he established free schools for children and adults, and where he published magazines containing different educational and religious topics, such as "La Aurora de la Gracia". He also founded a hospital that would be the embryo of the current “Hospital Evangèlic” in Barcelona. Looking for healthcare he came to Caldes de Montbui,