Crime Collection (page 11)

Metropolitan Police investigation equipment, set out on the ground at the back of a green van

Metropolitan Police forensic investigators
Two Metropolitan Police forensic investigators gathering evidence at a crime scene

Policemen on a stake-out
Non-uniformed police officers and detectives on a stake-out sit in a large unmarked car, watching and waiting

Training a police dog - catching a fleeing burglar. A police dog and handler lie in wait, ready to pounce on a burglar making his escape out of a ground floor window

Trial in progress at the Old Bailey, London
A trial in progress at the Central Criminal Court, better known as the Old Bailey, in the City of London. The present building, officially opened in 1907

Exercise Yard, Holloway Prison, North London
Male prisoners taking a turn around the exercise yard at Holloway Prison in north London. Their perambulations were apparently something of a spectator sport

Old Prison, Bodmin, Cornwall
A view of the Old Prison at Bodmin, Cornwall. The prison dates from 1779

Men exercising, Wandsworth Prison, south west London
Inmates in the exercise yard at Wandsworth Prison, south west London

Oxford Prison, Oxfordshire
Inmates in the exercise yard at Oxford prison with St Georges Tower looming behind. The prison was originally established in around 1166 as a county gaol and located within the towns Norman castle

Lydford Castle, Devon
A view of Lydford Castle, Devon. In medieval times, the castle was home to the stannary courts which ruled over matters relating to tin mining. Part of the building was used as a prison

Cookery lesson, Askham Grange Prison, North Yorkshire
Inmates at Askham Grange female training prison in North Yorkshire take part in a cookery lesson. The instructor has written a recipe for scones on the blackboard. Date: circa 1945

Durham Gaol, Elvet, County Durham
A view of Durham Gaol at Elvet, County Durham. A horse and wagon and some of the prison staff are in front of the building. The building was erected in 1810

Bakery, Wormwood Scrubs Prison, West London
Scene in the bakery at Wormwood Scrubs Prison, West London. Prisoners are making bread under the supervision of the prison cook who wears a chefs overalls and hat

Fitters Shop, Portland Prison, Dorset
The fitters workshop at Portland Prison, Dorset. The prison opened in 1848 as a public works prison for convicts who were employed in quarries in the area

Chain room, Wormwood Scrubs Prison, West London
The chain room at Wormwood Scrubs Prison in West London. The walls are lined with chains and handcuffs. A prison inmate is at work

Interior of kitchen, Strangeways Prison, Manchester
The interior of a prison kitchen, believed to be at Strangeways Prison, Manchester. The room is filled with assorted boilers, coppers, ovens and cooking hobs. Much of the cooking was done using steam

Cell contents, Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire
The interior and meagre contents of a cell at Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire. The inmate sleeps on a plank bed covered by a thin mattress

Inmate at cell window, Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire
An inmate of Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire, stands on a stool to catch a glimpse of the outside world through the high window of his cell

Prison visit, Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire
An inmate at Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire, receives a visitor. The meeting takes place through a metal grille and is observed by a prison officer

Prison Chapel, Lincoln Castle, Lincolnshire
Interior of the prison chapel at Lincoln Castle, Lincolnshire. The seats were partitioned to prevent communication between the inmates

Cell Interior, Portland Prison, Dorset
The interior and meagre contents of a cell at Portland Prison, Dorset. The inmates bedding is rolled up on the left. The prison opened in 1848 as a public works prison for convicts who were employed

Prison Gates, Portland Prison, Dorset
Uniformed officers stand at the entrance to Portland Prison, Dorset. The prison opened in 1848 as a public works prison for convicts who were employed in quarries in the area

Interior of RC Church, Portland Prison, Dorset
The interior of the Roman Catholic church at Portland Prison, Dorset. The prison opened in 1848 as a public works prison for convicts who were employed in quarries in the area

Machine stone cutting, Portland Prison, Dorset
A machine with toothed blades and a rotating saw cutting up stone. Portland Prison, Dorset, opened in 1848 as a public works prison for convicts who were employed in quarries in the area

Hollesley Bay Labour Colony Farm, Suffolk
Part of the Hollesley Bay Labour Colony Farm, Suffolk, set up in 1906 for the unemployed of London. Each worker was given a house and a piece of land upon which to become self-sufficient

Dartmoor Convict Prison, Princetown, Devon
An aerial view of Dartmoor Prison, Princetown, Devon. The prison was originally constructed in 1806-9 to hold French prisoners taken during the Napoleonic Wars

Boys in training at a Borstal institution
Boys in training in a carpenters workshop at an unidentified Borstal institution

Borstal Institution, Portland, Dorset
A view of the Borstal Institution at Portland, Dorset. Originally established in 1848 as a public works prison for convicts, the site was converted for borstal use in 1921

Dartmoor Prison mutiny, January 1932
An aerial view of Dartmoor Prison, Princetown, Devon, during a major disturbance there in January 1932. Smoke is pouring from the central part of the buildings

River frontage of Bridewell Prison, London
The river frontage of Bridewell Prison, London, showing its granaries. Bridewell was established in a former palace of Henry VIII on a bank of the River Fleet

Capture of the Cato Street Conspirators
The capture of Cato Street conspirators in their hayloft hideout as depicted by George Cruikshank in 1820. Police entering the loft shouted, We are Peace Officers. Lay down your arms

Prison officers, Dartmoor Prison, Princetown, Devon
Uniformed prison officers stand at the main gate of Dartmoor Prison, Princetown, Devon. The prison was originally constructed in 1806-9 to hold French prisoners taken during the Napoleonic wars

Borstal Institution, Borstal, Kent
The original Borstal Institution at Borstal in Kent, originally established in 1902 to provide an alternative to prison for young offenders aged 16 to 21

Work House, Blackwells Island, New York, USA
The workhouse on Blackwells Island, New York, USA. The workhouse provided a punitive regime for petty offenders who were required to labour during their stay

Assassin of Boutros Ghali
Ibrahim Nassif al-Wardani (or Wardany), arrested for the assassination of Egyptian prime minister Boutros Pasha Ghali on 20th February 1910

Where Dr Crippen stayed
Disguised as Mr and Master Robinson, Dr Crippen and his mistress Ethel Le Neve stayed overnight at the Hotel des Ardennes in Brussels after fleeing London

How to disguise oneself as a boy
If only Willie Clarkson had helped Miss Le Neve. Advice given by Mr Willie Clarkson, the theatrical costumier, on how to disguise a young lady as a young man days after the disguise of Dr Crippen

Inspector Dew leaving the Laurentic
The End of a Dramatic Chase. Inspector Walter Dew leaving the ocean liner SS Laurentic and about to embark on the pilot steamer that took him to the SS Montrose

John Wesleys Chapel, Kingswood Reformatory, Bristol
Uniformed inmates stand outside John Wesleys Chapel at the Kingswood Reformatory near Bristol, opened in 1854 and one of the first such institutions

Dirty Work at the Crossroads by William Heath Robinson

Lindbergh kidnapping 1932
Aerial view of the Lindbergh Estate at Hopewell, New Jersey showing the line of cars and visitors curious about the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh Jr. that happened on the 1st May

Crime / Theft / Shop / 1923
Smash & grab thief thwarted by a passer-by at Marseille

Village Idyll, 1930S
An idyllic scene in the Cotswold village of Lower Slaughter, Gloucestershire. Peace and quiet reigns and families live safely alongside well-behaved teenagers

Crime / Case / Chudleigh
THE TRIAL OF THE DUCHESS OF KINGSTON Elizabeth, Dowager Duchess of Kingston (1720-1788) at the time of her trial at the Bar of the House of Lords

Crime / James Hackman / C18
James Hackman, who murdered Martha Ray, mistress of the Earl of Sandwich on the 7th April 1779. He was tried and hanged

Crime / Kidnap / Child / 1901
14 year old errand boy, Jean Meyer, is kidnapped by Italian emigrants in peasant garb & taken to London

Crime / Captain Hind / C17Th
Captain Hind robbing Colonel Harrisons carriage at Maidenhead Thicket

Crime / Wreckers / 1823
Cornish wreckers

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