Kingston Brooch

Barham Downs History Society


Black Robin

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.


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