7 executions were carried out at Mount Pleasant. Oakham. In the years 1735 – 1756, 6 death sentences were commuted and a report of 1 execution. In the period 1757 to 1799, there were 21 death sentences passed of which 6 were carried out. It is possible that other executions took place in this period.
| Name | Crime | Execution date |
| William Walton | Unknown | S 11 March 1738 |
| Edward Bate | Highway robbery | S 11 March 1758 |
| John Swanson | Murder of Robert Brown & Ann Woods | M 12 March 1759 |
| Thomas Sculthorpe | Highway robbery | M 7 April 1760 |
| John Bowland | Robbing Mail coach | Th. 20 July 1769 |
| Hanged in chains on Empington Common | ||
| William Weldon & | Murder of John Freeman | M 16 March 1789 |
| Richard Weldon | Murder of John Freeman | M 16 March 1789 |
| Both hanged in chains on Hambledon Hill | ||
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