Ramsey, Cambridgeshire
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Ramsey is a market town and civil parish in the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, England. The town is about 9 miles north of Huntingdon. Ramsey parish includes the settlements of Ramsey For
Clock on Great Whyte
Ramsey Abbey Gatehouse
Part of the High Street
Part of Great Whyte
Josef Jakobs
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Josef Jakobs was a German spy and the last person to be executed at the Tower of London. He was captured shortly after parachuting into the United Kingdom during the Second World War. Convicted of esp
Ramsey, Cambridgeshire
…progressively divided and allotted. The remaining common lands were enclosed by Act of Parliament in 1801. On the evening of 31 January 1941, the German spy Josef Jakobs parachuted into the Ramsey area, landing near Dovehouse Farm. Jakobs broke his ankle during his descent and was unable to move from his landing site…
Jakobs in c. 1941
The Windsor chair that Josef Jakobs sat on when executed by firing squad at the Tower of London on 15 August 1941
A plaque at the Tower of London concerning the execution of Josef Jakobs