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Old Prison, Southampton, HampshireA view of the old town prison at Southampton, Hampshire
Interior of kitchen, Strangeways Prison, ManchesterThe 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 YorkshireThe 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 YorkshireAn 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 YorkshireAn 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, LincolnshireInterior of the prison chapel at Lincoln Castle, Lincolnshire. The seats were partitioned to prevent communication between the inmates
Cell Interior, Portland Prison, DorsetThe 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, DorsetUniformed 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
Hollesley Bay Labour Colony Farm, SuffolkPart 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, DevonAn aerial view of Dartmoor Prison, Princetown, Devon. The prison was originally constructed in 1806-9 to hold French prisoners taken during the Napoleonic Wars
Borstal Institution, Portland, DorsetA 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 1932An 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, LondonThe 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
Prison officers, Dartmoor Prison, Princetown, DevonUniformed 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, KentThe original Borstal Institution at Borstal in Kent, originally established in 1902 to provide an alternative to prison for young offenders aged 16 to 21
Armley Gaol, Leeds, West YorkshireA general view of Armley Gaol, Leeds, West Yorkshire. The prison was opened in 1847
Against Orders: A gaoler bars a woman from the cellA woman carrying a platter of food is barred from entering the jail cell where, we presume, her partner is incarcerated. The gaoler however, decked out in a jester-style costume
Europe - Your RopePre World War One political cartoon attacking Europe - A prison guard offers Europe, in prisoners fatigues, a metaphorical rope
The suffrage debate: two extreme portraitsThe anti-suffragette as seen by the suffragette, and the suffragette as seen by the anti-suffragette: a coy and slightly demonic looking young woman in evening wear simpers at the viewer
Entrance to the Prison, Rabat, MoroccoThe Prison Gate - Rabat, Morocco. The fine arched entrance has been bricked up for its new role for keeping those within, firmly within!
John Dillon / Van Fair 81CHARLES STEWART PARNELL Irish Nationalist politician in jail with John Dillon
Prison Hulk / PortsmouthPrison Hulk, Portsmouth
Smith O brien / MeagherWilliam Smith O Brien and Thomas Francis Meagher under armed guard in gaol
Agitators Behind BarsLeft-wing agitators behind bars
Dartmoor PrisonA splendid birds-eye view of the recently built Dartmoor Prison and English Barracks. Prisoners from the Napoleonic Wars helped build the jail
Events / Ireland / 1881Parnell interviewed in Kilmainham jail
George in PrisonMrs Bagnet returns from her Expedition Mrs Bagnet takes Mrs Rouncewell to see her long- lost son George in prison
Peter Breaks JailPeter, thrown into jail at Jerusalem by order of Herod, is freed by an angel
Bigamous WifeA bigamous woman with two husbands (one in jail) and one at her side. She seemingly has the blessing of the church
Bristol Riot / 1831 / BrettFollowing the Bristol riots, in opposition to the Lords rejection of the Reform Bill, prisoners are escorted by torchlight to Bristol jail
Postcards / Holloway JailHolloway prison... We place them on plank beds and very low diet, To stop all their din, We just run them in, Into this house that man built