Garrick’s Head Pub – Victoria, British Columbia - Atlas Obscura

Garrick’s Head Pub

Garrick’s Head Saloon, the official final meal of those awaiting to be hanged.  

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One of Victoria’s oldest English pubs (est 1867) Garrick’s Head Saloon was where Judge Matthew Bigbie would offer a final meal to those awaiting to be hanged. Those waiting to watch the public hanging would down a pint or two, before heading across the street to the gallows.

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In Victoria’s Historic Bastion Square at 69 Bastion Square, Victoria, BC Canada

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