Tyburn Tyburn gallows were last used on 3 November 1783, when John Austin, a highwayman, was hanged; for the next eighty-five years hangings were staged outside Newgate prison. Then, in 1868, due to public disorder during these public executions, it was decided to execute the convicts inside the prison. The site of the gallows is now marked by three young oak trees that were planted in 2014 on an island in the middle of Edgware Road at its junction with Bayswater Road. Between the trees is a roundel with the inscription "The site of Tyburn Tree". It is also commemorated by
Patrick Fleming (highwayman) to arrest Fleming and his cohorts. Fleming and 14 of his men were taken to Dublin and hanged on April 24, 1650. His body was hanged in chains inside the city of Dublin. Poems have been written about his exploits named "The Ballad of Patrick Flemming" or "Patrick Flemmen he was a Valiant Soldier". These poems are said to be the foundation for the Irish ballad and much covered song "Whiskey in the Jar." Patrick Fleming (highwayman) Patrick Fleming was an Irish highwayman and the subject of poems and songs in Ireland. He was executed on April 24, 1650. Fleming