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Dick Turpin shoots fellow highwayman, Tom King Date: 1839
Winson Green Prison, BirminghamThe castle-like entrance to Winson Green Prison, Birmingham, built in 1849 as a local gaol for adult male offenders
Inkerman Barracks, Woking, SurreyA view of the entrance to Inkerman Barracks, Woking, Surrey. The buildings were originally opened in 1860 as an invalid prison for convicts not fit enough to be sent to Dartmoor
Prison reformer Elizabeth Fry visits women at NewgateElizabeth Fry (1780-1845) on a visit to Newgate Prison, London. In 1817, Fry and a group of like-minded, mostly Quaker, women formed the Ladies Association for the Reformation of the Female Prisoners
Skull and Crossbones - InvertedThe Jolly Roger is the name given to any of various flags flown to identify a ships crew as pirates. The flag most usually identified as the Jolly Roger today is the skull and crossbones
Skull and CrossbonesThe Jolly Roger is the name given to any of various flags flown to identify a ships crew as pirates. The flag most usually identified as the Jolly Roger today is the skull and crossbones
Thuggee Chief 1843Chief of the Thugs, captured by Captain Vallancey in Arcot disguised as a travellers escort
Crime / ResurrectionistsRobbing graveyards for corpses which will be sold to medical schools for purposes of anatomy
Last of the Charlies -- watchman at Brixton Hill, LondonThe last of the Charlies (the traditional nickname for watchmen). Seen here is Mr R Stokes at his watchmans box, 160 Brixton Hill, South London, well equipped with a truncheon
Princess Diana and Prince Charles visiting the Met PolicePrincess Diana and Prince Charles on a visit to the Metropolitan Polices burglary squad. Date: circa 1980s
The highwaymanA highwayman, mounted on his horse, prepares to set off across the countryside in pursuit of his next victim. Date: 1880s
Wormwood Scrubs Prison, West LondonA general view of Wormwood Scrubs Prison in West London. The prison was opened as a convict prison in 1883 then used as a local prison from 1890
Girls room, Aylesbury Borstal, BuckinghamshireA typical inmates room at the Aylesbury girls borstal, Buckinghamshire, established in 1909 as a youth prison for those aged 16 to 21
Cover of Police Mag. 1933Magazine cover showing a dangerous masked woman
Borgia Family / C16ThFrancesco Borgia, with Lucrezia, his mother
Highwaymen / RedingtonRedingtons horses: famous highwaymen including: Tom King, Captain Hawk, Jack Sheppard, Claude Duval, Captain Macheath & Sixteen String Jack
C18th Highwaymen / RobbersJohn Everett & Richmond Bird rob a coach on Hounslow Heath
Richard (Dick) TurpinThe daring highwayman who made a dash from London to York, riding his mare, Black Bess
Sussex Smugglers / C18ThSUSSEX SMUGGLERS Daniel Cater chained in the Turff House at Old Mill s. John Cobby is kicking him and Benjamin Tapner is cutting him across the eyes and nose while he is saying the Lords Prayer
Main gateway, Bodmin Gaol, CornwallThe imposing main gateway at Bodmin Gaol, Cornwall. The prison dates from 1779
Corridor and cell doors, Bodmin Gaol, CornwallThe main corridor and cell doors at Bodmin Gaol, Cornwall
Sketches at the Crippen trialThe Most Sensational Trial for Many Years. Sketches in court at the trial of Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen, accused of (and later hanged for) the murder of his wife Cora
Scientist in Metropolitan Police laboratoryA scientist at work in a Metropolitan Police laboratory, during the early days of forensic science. Date: circa 1920s
Comedy Theatre, Panton Street, LondonThe Comedy Theatre (now the Harold Pinter Theatre) on the corner of Panton Street and Oxendon Street, in Londons West End. The Crime of Margaret Foley is playing. Date: 1947
Turpins Last Ride / SilkDick Turpins last ride to York and the death of his Bonnie Black Bess
The British Rough A criminal is restrained by the arm of the law
Lambro the PirateMr Dry in the role of Lambro the Pirate
Police Reward PosterMetropolitan Police reward poster for Peter Piatkow, aka Peter the Painter, who was accused of murdering police officers in London
Thuggee Poisoner 19th CNotorious Indian thug poisoner
India / Terrorism / 1913A religious fanatic attacks the Viceroy of India as he passes through Dehli on an elephant
Robbery in Paris HomeAn audacious robbery: gold and jewellery worth 110, 000 francs are stolen from a Paris home. The robbers get in through a hole in the ceiling!
Sniffer Cats at CustomsAt a London customs office, two cats on the payroll at 3d a day, to detect smuggled goods
Dr Crippen Arrested / 1910Dr. Peter Hawley Harvey Crippen & his accomplice, Miss Le Neve, are arrested on board the Montrose
Bandit / Shot / France / 1891Ex-con Boissin, resists arrest & is shot by the gendarmes
Cig. Card / Dick TurpinDick Turpin & Black Bess
English SmugglerGerman portrayal of an English smuggler
Social / Country Club 20CArriving at a fashionable party in the garden of a modern-style house, doubtless the scene of a Christie crime
Jewelers Shop RaidedTwo thieves break into a jewelers shop by making a hole in the ceiling, catching the debris in an umbrella, and using a ladder to get in and out
Pope and Son PoisonedPope Alexander VI(Rodrigo Borgia) and his son Cesare are allegedly poisoned while dining with Cardinal Corneto
Captain RobertsBARTHOLOMEW ROBERTS Captain Roberts, the pirate with sword in hand and tricorn hat
Punishment of female debtors in Abyssinia (Ethiopia), East Africa - tied up with a chain until they pay their debts! Date: circa 1930s
A desperate character. A woman detective pupil at the Baker Street school for lady sleuths, run by Mr Kersey, in disguise as a man puts the finishing touches to her character in order to further a
RMS Lusitania - WW1 recruitment poster Remember the Lusitania, it is your duty to take up the Sword of Justice, enlist today'. 19 x 29 inches
Gordon HarkerActor Gordon Harker (1885-1967) had a prolific film and stage career. Here he is being celebrated for his portrayal of Cockney characters. Date: circa 1932
Theatre poster, William Gillette as Sherlock Holmes
New Map Room at Scotland YardMarking a map with coloured flags in the new Map Room at Scotland Yard, 1947. Each flag represents a crime(yellow for housebreaking, red for burglary, green for murder)