Black Robin (Local Highwayman)

The Dover Mail Coach

The Dover Mail Coach


Before the age of the combustion engine, when passengers came to and fro by mail coach, a notorious

highwayman by the name of Black Robin terrorised the travellers.

He is reported to have been a thorough scoundrel, shooting down coachmen in cold blood.

His end was richly deserved when he was caught and hanged on the gallows erected at Barham Cross

Roads.