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The Hague, Prison - Amsterdam The Netherlands (Den Haag, Gevangenpoort). The Gevangenpoort is a former gate and medieval prison on the Buitenhof in The Hague, it has been a museum since 1882
Hobart convict barracks, TasmaniaConvict barracks at Hobart, Tasmania (formerly Van Diemens Land) Date: 1830s
Prison where John Bunyan was confined, BedfordBedford Prison where John Bunyan was confined for preaching without a licence. Date: 17th century
County Gaol, Chelmsford, Essex, England. Date: 1900s
Pentonville prison cell interiorPentonville prison in London: interior of cell with a hammock for sleeping. Date: 1843
Thessaloniki - Greece - The Heptapyrgion FortressThe Heptapyrgion (modern Eptapyrgio), also known by its Ottoman Turkish name Yedi Kule - a Byzantine and Ottoman-era fortress situated on the north-eastern corner of the acropolis of Thessaloniki in
Police Station at Cherat - NWFP. Cherat is a hill station, immediately above the village Chapri and Saleh Khana in the Nowshera District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan
UK Prisoner in a Straitjacket Date: 1920s
Prisoners spinning yarn - Yerwada Jail, IndiaPrisoners spinning yarn - Yerwada Jail, Pune, India (Gandhi was imprisoned here for a time, spinning thread whilst imprisoned). Date: circa 1908
Interior of cell block at Portland Prison, DorsetInterior of a new wing at Portland, Dorset showing cell doors, iron stairways and corridors. Wire netting was placed between balconies to prevent inmates falling to the ground
Convicts being searched, Portland Prison, DorsetPortland Prison, Dorset, opened in 1848 as a public works prison for convicts who were employed in quarries in the area. This view shows prison officers searching convicts on their return from work
Quarries, Portland Prison, DorsetPortland Prison, Dorset, opened in 1848 as a public works prison for convicts who were employed in quarries in the area. This view shows small groups of men cutting stone by hand while prison
Prison reformer John Howard visiting a prisonAn engraving of Francis Wheatleys 1787 painting of John Howard Visiting and Relieving the Miseries of a Prison. Howard (third from right) (1726-1790)
Old Prison, Southampton, HampshireA view of the old town prison at Southampton, Hampshire
Chaplains visit, Wakefield Prison, West YorkshireThe prison chaplain, jocularly referred to as the sky pilot, visits a cell at Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire. The prison was originally built as a House of Correction in 1594
The Old Gaol, Buckingham, BuckinghamshireBuckinghams castle-like town prison was erected in 1748. It was closed following the nationalisation of the prison system in 1877
Courthouse and prison, Knutsford, CheshireA view of the courthouse and prison at Knutsford, Cheshire
Armley Gaol, Leeds, West YorkshireA general view of Armley Gaol, Leeds, West Yorkshire. The prison was opened in 1847
Moosomin Gaol and Governors House, Saskatchewan, Canada. Moosomin was founded in 1882 and is named after Chief Moosomin, who became well known for leading his band into treaty status
Life in a Womens Prison, 1903Female convicts at work in Aylesbury Gaol. Date: 1903
The Comedy of Errors - title page - exorcism scene. 1862
St Peter delivered out of prison - Acts 12. circa 1688
Joseph cast into prisonJoseph after being falsely accused by Potiphars wife cast into prison - Thomas Bankes Bible, Genesis 39.20. 1787
Mutiny at Dartmoor Prison, 1932Dartmoor Prison on the day of the convicts mutiny on 24th January 1932, with the office block of buildings ablaze after it had been fired by the rioters. 24th January 1932
Myanmar - Yangon - Rangoon Jail - Prisoners at breakfastMyanmar - Yangon - Rangoon Jail - Prisoners pictured lined up with their breakfast. Date: circa 1910s
Myanmar - Yangon - Rangoon Jail. Date: circa 1910s
Richard William EnraghtRICHARD WILLIAM ENRAGHT Irish-born churchman, parish priest whose ritualist views led to his incarceration in Warwick gaol. Date: 1837 - 1898
Bunyan StatueJOHN BUNYAN English preacher and writer; the chains symbolise his imprisonment in Bedford gaol Date: 1628 - 1688
Man visited in gaol, c. 1800A man is visited in gaol by a friend, c. 1800 Date: C.1800
Sarah Martin conducting a service in Yarmouth GaolSarah Martin (1791-1843), dressmaker, conducting a Sunday service for prisoners in the Tollhouse Gaol, Great Yarmouth. Date: circa 1830s
Elizabeth Fry and Anna Buxton visiting women prisoners at Newgate Prison, London. Anna Buxton is seen kneeling in prayer. Date: 1813
Bakery in the Cold Bath Fields Prison, London, 1860Bakery in the Cold Bath Fields Prison, London, where bread is made daily for 2, 000 persons without any night work, by the use of Stevens Bread-Making Machine. Date: 1860
Land League Agitation: mob protests outside Cork Jail, 1887The scene outside Cork County Jail on 18th September 1887: a mob from a National Land League meeting, with banners, a band of musicians and men armed with heavy clubs
Thessaloniki, Greece - Heptapyrgion or Yedi Kule FortressThe Heptapyrgion (modern Eptapyrgio), also known by its Ottoman Turkish name Yedi Kule - a Byzantine and Ottoman-era fortress situated on the north-eastern corner of the acropolis of Thessaloniki in
Phil May in Holloway Prison - having his hair cut for freeHilarious cartoon by Phil May, showing the caricaturist in Holloway Prison - having his hair cut for free! The reason for his incarceration was non-payment of his barbers bill!!! Date: circa 1890
San Jose de Costa Rica Penitentiary Date: circa 1910s
La Conciergerie - Paris, FranceLa Conciergerie on the Ile de la Cite is part of the complex of the Palais de Justice. The fortress-like building was used among others as a prison
Political Prisoners in Jail on Con Son IslandCon Son Island, the largest island of the Con Dao archipelago, off the coast of southern Vietnam. In 1861, the French colonial government established a prison on the island to house political
Sessions House and Gaol, Bermuda. (Splendid typographical spelling error on this card - can you spot it?) Date: circa 1903
Durham Gaol interiorInterior of prison block at Durham Gaol. Cells line the open galleries which have a safety net strung across to prevent inmates falling. Date: Date unknown
Chelmsford Prison, EssexA view of the entrance to Chelmsford Prison, Essex. A sign above the date is inscribed County Gaol. Cell blocks are visible behind the high walls. Date: Date unknown
John Bunyan in Bedford Jail, 1667, his blind child leaving him for the night
Northleach Prison, GloucestershireThe Gloucestershire County gaol at Northleach. Unusually, its cells were arranged around the circumference of a polygon with the cell doors opening onto an unenclosed walkway
Peterborough JailThe entrance to Peterborough Gaol (or Jail). The prison, designed by W J Donthorn, opened in 1842 but was closed in 1878. Part of the old building is now used as a restaurant. Date: 1905
The Old Curiosity Shop, Kit behind barsThe Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens, first published in the weekly serial Master Humphreys Clock from 1840 to 1841 and then as its own book in 1841
Newgate Prison - the condemned cellA prisoner, watched over by a warder, reads as he spends his final few hours in the condemned cell at Newgate Prison Date: 1873
Lostwithiel Gaol
Public Jail at Juarez, Mexico Date: 1906