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Portsmouth Prison Tread-wheelPrisoners on the tread-wheel at Portsmouth Prison, Hampshire. Date: circa 1900
Portsmouth Prison GalleryOne of the galleries at Portsmouth Prison, Hampshire, cell doors lining each side. Date: circa 1900
Clerkenwell Prison explosionEffects of the explosion at the house of detention, Clerkenwell, seen from within the prison yard: police officers and firemen searching the ruins
Cell wing at Pentonville Prison. Date: 1862
John Maclean, Scottish teacher and revolutionary socialistJohn Maclean (1879-1923), Scottish schoolteacher and revolutionary Marxist socialist. He was imprisoned for his opposition to the First World War, and lost his teaching post
Ruth Ellis death noticeOfficial notice of the death of Ruth Ellis on the door of Holloway Prison. She was the last woman to be hanged in Britain. Date: 13th July 1955
Woman in PrisonGOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de (1746-1828). Woman in Prison. Red and sanguine wash painting. Unique try that was destined
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
Portland Prison, Dorset - Stone cutting using a huge circular saw Date: 1912
Aylesbury Prison LaundryInterior of laundry at Aylesbury prison. Uniformed women handle the washing on trolleys and in baskets which bear the convict arrow insignia. Date: circa 1900
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
Entrance to Ashford Residential School, SurreyLocated on Woodthorpe Road, at Ashford, near Staines, Surrey, and opened in 1872 as the West London District School, it provided accommodation away from the workhouse for pauper children from
Fagin in JailFagin in the condemned cell
Edinburgh / MidlothianThe heart of Midlothian - the old Tolbooth or prison, from which Walter Scott took the name of his novel published in 1818
PRISON HULK BAHAMAPrison hulk " Bahama" moored off Gillingham (on The Thames). Norwegian prisoners were kept there
Wandsworth Prison / LetterBuilt in 1851 and originally called the Surrey House of Correction. The inmates writing letters
Prison to CitizenshipFighting with grit, to the front bit by bit, Determined in Parliament one day to sit... this is the House that man built
Storming the BastilleThe mob charging the prison in Paris, France
Prison / MillbankA bird s-eye view
Elizabeth Fry (1780-1845) prison reformer, at Newgate prison, 1817
Clerkenwell PrisonEngaving depicting the old House of Detention, Clerkenwell. Clerkenwell (old) Prison, also known as the Clerkenwell House of Detention or Middlesex House of Detention, was a prison in Clerkenwell
Portsmouth PrisonA view of Portsmouth Prison, Hampshire. Date: circa 1900
Portsmouth Prison - Exercise YardMen follow a circuit around the exercise yard at Portsmouth Prison, Hampshire. Date: circa 1900
Fleet Prison / CruikshankFleet Prison was notable as a debtors prison after the 17th century until it was demolished in 1845-46, having been rebuilt 3 times in 1381, 1666 and 1780
Arthur Tooth, RitualistARTHUR TOOTH Ritualist clergyman, imprisoned at Horsemonger Lane in 1877 because of his Anglo- Catholic leanings Date: -
Life of Charles Dickens - Newgate Prison Barnaby Rudge. Part of Box 330 Charles Dickens (Life and Works) slide no. 3 Date: circa 1890s
Life of Charles Dickens - Entrance to Newgate Prison. London.. Part of Box 330 Charles Dickens (Life and Works), slide no. 4 Date: circa 1890s
Suffragette in Prison Cell. A suffragette languishes in a bare prison cell. Captioned, Edie - A Good Suff! The drawing is initialed E.S.P - E. Sylvia Pankhurst? Date: circa 1909
Suffragettes Chalking Pavement Deputation. A group of W.S.P.U members in replica prison dress chalk the pavement announcing the deputation to Mr. Asquith, 24th february 1909
Suffragette My Valentine Card. Suffragette spouting a Votes for Women rant, with caption, I hope you re not a suffragette, or into prison you will get with bread and water for your fare
I m going to be a prison warder Emily.. I m going to be a prison warder Emily. What are you going to be when yer grows up? asks the boy of a girl. Me - why a Miss Gawthorpe if mother lets me
Sleeping cell at Brixton Prison
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
Convict ShipThe Convict Ship success in Melbourne, Australia
Portland Prison, Dorset - Stone-dressing YardConvicts at work in the stone-dressing yard at Portland Prison, Dorset. Date: circa 1910
Ground plan of Coldbath Fields Prison, Clerkenwell. Date: 1862
A suffragette in Holloway PrisonA nervous looking and well-dressed suffragette sits on a stool at Holloway Prison after being arrested during a demonstration
Bocardo Prison, OxfordThe old Bocardo prison, Oxford Date: circa 1850
Conscientious Objectors, World War IConscientious Objectors doing hard labour, breaking rocks in prison during World War I
Bermuda Ireland IslandIreland Island fortifications and dockyards in Bermuda, showing transported convicts arriving to serve their penance
Jean Genet / StanimirovitcJEAN GENET French writer who defied bourgeois morality; he began writing in prison
Millbank Prison / AckermanMillbank prison was conceived by Jeremy Bentham whose goal was that prisoners would receive just punishment while developing an appreciation of labour. It was completed in 1821
Lilburne / John / GuchtJOHN LILBURNE Political agitator, English leader of the Levellers, imprisoned for importing Puritan publications
Marshalsea PrisonThe Marshalsea Prison, mainly a debtors prison, was in the Borough High Street, Southwark, as shown on the map
Mayhew / Wandsworth PrisonBuilt in 1851 and originally called the Surrey House of Correction. This picture shows the adult school in the chapel on the separate system
