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Great Stour at the Old Weavers' House
DiscoverPlaces to seeUnited KingdomEnglandSouth East EnglandCanterbury
Great Stour at the Old Weavers' House
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uɐʍoᴚ
July 3, 2024
Hiking
The ducking stool was used as a tool to determine if someone was a witch. Between 17th - 19th century they were commonly used throughout England and Scotland.
The witch would be placed on the stool and dunked into the water. If they drowned they were innocent and if they survived the drowning they were a witch and would then be killed.
However sometimes they just threw them in the water and see if they would drown.
The witch would be placed on the stool and dunked into the water. If they drowned they were innocent and if they survived the drowning they were a witch and would then be killed.
However sometimes they just threw them in the water and see if they would drown.
Cathrin
December 30, 2025
Hiking
The Old Weavers' House in Canterbury is a famous timber-framed building on the River Stour, named after Flemish and Huguenot refugees of the 16th and 17th centuries who brought weaving …
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