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H. M. Prison, Peterhead, AberdeenshireA view of Peterhead Prison and the North Sea beyond, Aberdeenshire. The prison opened in 1888 and was Scotlands only convict prison
Pentonville Prison, Islington, North LondonAn aerial view of Pentonville Prison in Islington, North London. The prison was opened in 1842 as the new Model Prison, on the separate system
Wandsworth Prison, south west LondonA galleried wing of Wandsworth Prison in south west London. Two warders inspect the cells
Irish gentleman in a whisky bar in Dublin prison, 1821Irish gentleman in Croftons whisky and beer bar in Dublin prison, 1821. Bankrupt Brian Boru with his friends in the taproom drinking with criminals and debtors. The Tap in Sheriffs Prison
Aerial view of Wormwood Scrubs Prison, West LondonAerial view of Wormwood Scrubs Prison in West London. It was opened as a convict prison in 1883 then used as a local prison from 1890
State Penitentiary at Stateville, Joliet, Illinois, USAInterior view of a cell block at the Illinois State Penitentiary at Stateville, near Joliet, Illinois, USA. The prison was designed using the panopticon principle promoted by Jeremy Bentham
Officers at Shepton Mallet Prison, SomersetThree uniformed prison officers stand in front of Shepton Mallet Prison, Somerset. The prison was originally established as a House of Correction in 1625
General view of Exeter Prison, DevonA general view of Exeter Prison in Devon. Railway lines in the foreground carry a variety of rolling stock including both goods wagons and passenger carriages
Interior of the Prison Chapel at Bodmin Gaol, CornwallInterior of the prison chapel at Bodmin Gaol, Cornwall. The prison dates from 1779
Cell Block Interior, Wakefield Prison, West YorkshireThe interior of a cell block at Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire. Cells line the open galleries which have a safety net strung across to prevent inmates falling
Wakefield Prison, West YorkshireA general view of Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire, originally built as a House of Correction in 1594
Winson Green Prison, BirminghamThe castle-like entrance to Winson Green Prison, Birmingham, built in 1849 as a local gaol for adult male offenders
The Great Train Robbery- train robber leaps to freedomPage from The Illustrated London News, reporting on the latest episode in the Great Train Robbery saga. Ronnie Biggs and other prisoners leaps to freedom over Wandsworth Gaol wall
The Great Train Robbery- commando raid frees train robberFront page of The Illustrated London News reporting on the latest episode in the Great Train Robbery saga. As Ronald Biggs clambers with there other prisoners over Wandsworth Gaol wall
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
John Bunyan imprisonedDuring his imprisonment Bunyan wrote the " Pilgrims Progress". John Bunyan, English Christian writer and preacher
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
Visitors wait outside Kilmainham Jail, DublinVisitors, including members of the Ladies Land League, wait outside Kilmainham Jail, where many of the Irish Land League leaders, including Charles Stewart Parnell, were being held
Antonia de Cordova in prisonAntonia de Cordova in chains in a prison dungeon
Elmira, NY State, USA - State Reformatory (now the Elmira Correctional Facility). Date: 1908
Mamertine Prison, Rome, Italy
Princetown Prison Dartmoor Victorian period
Stafford Gaol Road Corner early 1900s
Cushendall, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland - The red sandstone Curfew Tower built by Francis Turnly who made a fortune with the East India Company in China
Celebration of Mandela's releaseA young black woman raises a bottle of champagne in the air in front of a large image of Nelson Mandela as the whole crowd celebrates his release after twenty-seven years in prison
JOHN COLLINGTON: Ne-er-do-well & wife beater, poacher, hiring hitmen & getting others to menace his neighbours. Buried 6 of his dead children in the orchard to save money! Date: 1696/7 - 1750
SMITH O'BRIEN TO GAOLWilliam Smith O'Brien is conveyed back to prison after trial; his death sentence was commuted to transportation for life. 1848
Comic postcard, Put me among the girls - Drunkard arrested. Date: early 20th century
Port Blair, Andaman Islands, c. 1880 sPort Blair, Andaman Islands, c.1880 s
Plan and elevation of a Regency villa. Floorplan shows drawing rooms, dinner room and study.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rudolph Ackermanns Repository of Arts, London, 1817
Irish gentlemen fighting a duel with pistols, Dublin, 1821Irish gentleman Brian Boru and Naval officer Tarpaulin fighting a duel with pistols, Dublin, 1821. Seconds and members of the Duelling Society of Dublin attending
Inside view of the Poultry Compter, 1811, a London prison in Cheapside operated from medieval times to 1815. This particular building was built soon after the great Fire of London, 1666
East entrance to the cell in the Southwest Tower of the Tower of London, 1803. Early Pointed Style. Copperplate engraving drawn and etched by John Thomas Smith from his Topography of London, 1811
North view of the cell in the Southwest Tower of the Tower of London, 1803. Early Pointed Style. Copperplate engraving drawn and etched by John Thomas Smith from his Topography of London, 1811
1798 SCOTS V FRENCHHeroic conduct of the Highland Sentinel : Scots soldier defends Castlebar Gaol against French allies of Irish rebels 27 August 1798
1798 SCOTS V FRENCH / B / WHeroic conduct of the Highland Sentinel: Scots soldier defends Castlebar Gaol against French allies of Irish rebels Date: 27 August 1798
Prison: Dores dantePrisoners in a dungeon
La Sante prison, ParisLa Sante, Paris: guards checking the cells on the upper gallery. Date: 1870
Army Camp and Jail, Crater (Kraytar), AdenArmy Camp and Jail, Crater (Kraytar, Seera), British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1910s
In Carrickfergus Gaol - an interior view of the jail, down a corridor to two warders. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Carrickfergus). Date: circa early 1900s
The Liberation of St. Peter from prison by an angelThe Liberation of Saint Peter is a story told in the Acts of the Apostles in which Saint Peter is rescued from the prison of King Herod by an angel. circa 19th century
Force feeding a suffragette (cartoon)A cartoon depicting a suffragette being force fed in a prison cell. Two men, a prison warder and a doctor, hold the woman down with the help of a large weight (one hundredweight)
Padded cell, Wakefield Prison, West YorkshireA padded cell at Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire, used to hold mentally disturbed or violent prisoners. Some kind of calendar is scratched on the door. The inmate sits, head in hands
Presidio Modelo Prison, Isla de Pinos, CubaGeneral view of the Presidio Modelo Prison on the Isla de Pinos (Isle of Pines), Cuba, now renamed Isla de la Juventud (Isle of Youth)
H. M. Prison, Stafford, StaffordshireA view of Stafford prison in Staffordshire. A group of uniformed prison officers stand in front of the building
Prisoner on roof at Armley Gaol, Leeds, West YorkshireA prisoner can be seen on the roof of Armley Gaol in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The event has attracted spectators from the neighbourhood. Boys in caps sit on a wall beside the prison
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