Gaol Collection (page 2)

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, Tasmania
Convict barracks at Hobart, Tasmania (formerly Van Diemens Land) Date: 1830s

Prison where John Bunyan was confined, Bedford
Bedford Prison where John Bunyan was confined for preaching without a licence. Date: 17th century

County Gaol, Chelmsford, Essex, England. Date: 1900s

Thessaloniki - Greece - The Heptapyrgion Fortress
The 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, India
Prisoners 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, Dorset
Interior 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, Dorset
Portland 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, Dorset
Portland 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 prison
An engraving of Francis Wheatleys 1787 painting of John Howard Visiting and Relieving the Miseries of a Prison. Howard (third from right) (1726-1790)

Chaplains visit, Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire
The 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, Buckinghamshire
Buckinghams castle-like town prison was erected in 1748. It was closed following the nationalisation of the prison system in 1877

Courthouse and prison, Knutsford, Cheshire
A view of the courthouse and prison at Knutsford, Cheshire

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, 1903
Female 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 prison
Joseph after being falsely accused by Potiphars wife cast into prison - Thomas Bankes Bible, Genesis 39.20. 1787

Mutiny at Dartmoor Prison, 1932
Dartmoor 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 breakfast
Myanmar - Yangon - Rangoon Jail - Prisoners pictured lined up with their breakfast. Date: circa 1910s

Myanmar - Yangon - Rangoon Jail. Date: circa 1910s

Richard William Enraght
RICHARD WILLIAM ENRAGHT Irish-born churchman, parish priest whose ritualist views led to his incarceration in Warwick gaol. Date: 1837 - 1898

Bunyan Statue
JOHN BUNYAN English preacher and writer; the chains symbolise his imprisonment in Bedford gaol Date: 1628 - 1688

Man visited in gaol, c. 1800
A man is visited in gaol by a friend, c. 1800 Date: C.1800

Sarah Martin conducting a service in Yarmouth Gaol
Sarah 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, 1860
Bakery 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, 1887
The 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

Pentonville prison cell interior
Pentonville prison in London: interior of cell with a hammock for sleeping. Date: 1843

Thessaloniki, Greece - Heptapyrgion or Yedi Kule Fortress
The 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 free
Hilarious 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, France
La 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 Island
Con 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 interior
Interior 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, Essex
A 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, Gloucestershire
The 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 Jail
The 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 bars
The 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 cell
A 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

Surrey County Gaol, Horsemonger Lane
A view of Surrey County Gaol, Horsemonger Lane, Southwark. Date: 1862

Prisons de Payas - Yakacik - Turkey - 20km from Iskenderun. Date: circa 1905

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