mail_outline sales@mediastorehouse.com
Pentonville Prison 1842An exterior view of the prison. It was considered to be a model for all new prisons at the time
Aylesbury Prison 1900Aylesbury Prison corridor B3 1900 Date: 1900
Aylesbury Prison 1900Aylesbury Prison cell 1900 Date: 1900
Pentonville Prison 1844A view of Pentonville Prison, opened in 1842, from a report to Joshua Jebb in 1844
Prison HulksCaptured French sailors were housed here during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars
Pentonville Prison CellPENTONVILLE A cell in the prison, with a hammock for sleeping and a loom for day-work
Brixton Prison / MayhewFemale convicts during the silent hour at Brixton Prison, London. All prisoners were required to sit quietly outside their cell
Birds Eye / WandsworthA bird s-eye view of the Surrey House of Correction, Wandsworth, now known as Wandsworth Prison, London
Pentonville PrisonPentonville chapel; prisoners seated in individual pews
Plan Pentonville PrisonA plan of the floor layout of Pentonville, a model prison built in London in 1843, with corridors of cells radiating out from a central point & exercise yards
Man in the Iron Mask, playing the cello in prisonThere are conflicting theories as to who this man was
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
Advertisement for clothing and bedding disinfectorAn 1880 trade advertisement for a disinfector by made by Nelson and Sons of Leeds
Chorlton Union Cottage Homes, Styal, CheshireMain avenue at Chorlton Union Cottage Homes, Styal, Cheshire. The homes were opened by the Chorlton Union in 1898 to house pauper children away from the workhouse
Convict Hulk GalleryView of the convict hulk, " The Warrior", docked at Woolwich in London and capable of holding 600 men
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
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
Prison / MillbankA bird s-eye view
Elizabeth Fry (1780-1845) prison reformer, at Newgate prison, 1817
Millbank PenitentiaryMILLBANK PENITENTIARY with a carriers wagon passing on its way from Gloucester and Cirencester
Blanche De CastilleWhen her son becomes king, Blanche de Castille, who has been acting as regent during his minority, releases prisoners from the countrys prisons
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
Marshalsea PrisonThe Marshalsea Prison, mainly a debtors prison, was in the Borough High Street, Southwark, as shown on the map
Antonia de Cordova in prisonAntonia de Cordova in chains in a prison dungeon
Spanish Civil War Interior Of The Modelo Prisonspanish, civil, war, interior, of, the, modelo, prison, in, barcelona, spain, salamanca, archivo, historico, nacional, vertical, upright, black, and, white, b, w, interiors, inner, inside, insides
Fleet Prison, London, by the side of the River Fleet
America - Rhinelanders Sugar House, New YorkRhinelanders Sugar House In New York Used As A Prison During The Ameican Revolution. Date: 1783
Exodus from Whitecross Street debtors prison 1870Whitecross Street Prison was a debtors prison in Islington, London, capable of holding up to 500 prisoners
Russian convict in Siberia. Official inspecting new convicts at the Perasilny, Krasnoiarsk. Date: 1891
Mountjoy Prison 1866Interior of Mountjoy Prison, Dublin, where the fenians are confined. Date: 1866
Holloway prisonBirds-eye view of the new London city prison and House of Correction, Holloway, that opened on 6th of October 1852, with 371 males and 93 female prisoners. Date: 1853
Interior of St Marys Convict Prision 1861Interior of St Marys Island Convict Prision in Chatham. Date: 1861
NEWGATE PRISON / COURTYARDOriginally the principal west gate of London, Newgate was the target of Elizabeth Frys efforts to improve prison conditions. The central courtyard & Mrs Frys Gate. Date: 1900
MARSHALSEA PRISON / 1800A view of Palace Court, Marshalsea prison, Southwark, London. Date: 1800
MARSHALSEA PRISON / 1803View of the exterior of the prison before the new buildings were erected. Date: 1803
KINGS BENCH PRISON / 1812This prison came under that authority of The Marshal of the Kings Bench. It opened in 1370 and closed in 1879, having moved once in 1758. Date: 1812
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. Date: 1828
PORTSMOUTH PRISONERSThe reception of new prisoners at Portsmouth Prison. Date: 1873
PRISON / MAT-MAKING / 1873A convict in his cell, making mats. Date: 1873
BRIXTON WASH-HOUSEA scene in the wash-house in Brixton Prison Date: 1860
CONCERT IN BERLIN PRISONPrisoners listening to a concert in a Berlin prison
BRUSSELS PRISONPrisoners wearing white hoods sit in cubicles in the chapel of the New Model prison in Brussels Date: 1887
PRISON DE LABBAYEPrison de LAbbaye St Germain, Paris Date: 1829
HOGARTH HARLOT PLATE 4The Harlots Progress 4. Hogarths Harlot in Bridewell Prison. Date: 1732
CONVICTS CLEAR RUBBLEAfter a German raid on London, convicts are brought from the prisons to clear the rubble - at pistol point ! Date: October 1940
THE TOMBS PRISONTHE TOMBS, NEW YORK a prison mainly reserved for prisoners awaiting trial Date: circa 1830
LAW / PRISONS / CORKView of the prison at Cork, Ireland Date: 1830
PRISON REFORM / J HOWARDJohn Howard (1726-1790), investigating the French penal system, is visited by an officer of the Prefecture Date: circa 1775-79
LAW / PRISONS / GERMANYExterior of the prison at Halle, Germany Date: 1845
Prison: Dores dantePrisoners in a dungeon
Convict chain, FranceA chain of convicts welcome a new arrival at La Tournelle: Jean-Francois Gruet, a tax collector condemned to the galleys for life for appropriating public money. Date: December 1716
Mazas prison, ParisThe exterior of Mazas prison, Paris. Date: 1861
Women prisoners transported to CayenneAt Toulon, young female prisoners embark for Cayenne, having chosen marriage in the colonies rather than a prison sentence. Date: 1866
A French prison guard, smoking a pipe. Date: 1850
La Sante prison, ParisLa Sante, Paris: guards checking the cells on the upper gallery. Date: 1870
French prison wardressA surveillante (or wardress) at Saint-Lazare prison, Paris. Date: 1850
Concert for prisoners, FranceAt La Petite Roquette prison, Paris, a concert is performed for the prisoners. Date: 1885
Suffragette Constance Lytton Jane Wharton. Lady Constance Lytton who disguised herself as Jane Wharton a seamstress, to expose class differences in the treatment of suffragette prisoners
Preston Prison 1905Tread wheel at Preston prison, 1905 Date: 1905
Newgate Prison ClosedNewgate Prison closed down and auctioned off in pieces
Life in a Womens Prison, 1903Female convicts at work in Aylesbury Gaol. Date: 1903
Pentonville prison cell interiorPentonville prison in London: interior of cell with a hammock for sleeping. Date: 1843
Pentonville Prison 1895
Wormwood Scrubs 1895Wormwood Scrubs prison, whipping post, 1895 Date: 1895
Entrance to West London District School, Ashford, StainesStaff near the entrance to the West London District School on Woodthorpe Road, Ashford, near Staines, Surrey, opened in 1872 as the West London District School for workhouse children from Fulham
WOMENs PRISON 1920SA corner of the French " Borstal" for girls at Fresne, where girls under age who have been convicted for small offences are kept and taught an ordinary school curriculum
Bagne De Brest - 3LE BAGNE DE BREST New arrivals have chains fixed to their legs
Newgate Prison / CellOriginally the principal west gate of London, Newgate was the target of Elizabeth Frys efforts to improve prison conditions. The condemned cell waiting for an occupant
Dresden Prison 1930SThe interior of a prison in Dresden, Germany, which in its day was one of the most up-to- date in Europe. The central tower was built so that one person could watch 800 inmates
Mutiny at Dartmoor Prison, 1932Dartmoor 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
Fulham Female PrisonWomen taking exercise in the yard at this female prison. Date: 1875
Maria Pazzi / PiattoliMaria Maddalena de Pazzi, Italian mystic, as a child is noted for her benevolence to people in the prisons of Florence. Date: circa 1560
Mettray : a ClassroomMETTRAY (near Tours) Open agricultural and industrial colony for juvenile offenders, 1839-1939 : A CHILD SWEEPS THE FLOOR OF A CLASSROOM Date: circa 1850
Prison / Amsterdam C17Prisoners being flogged and sawing under supervision in the courtyard of Rasphuis prison in Amsterdam. Date: 1611
Edmund Du Cane / DowneyEDMUND FREDERICK DU CANE Military, and prison reformer; inspector-general of military prisons and chairman of directors of convict prisons Date: 1830 - 1903
Law / Prisons / RussiaHouse of a Russian exile at Werkholansk, Siberia. Date: 1882
A Night in Town by H A SherburnReverse side of a promotional flyer for A Night in Town by H. A. Sherburn. First produced at the Strand Theatre (matinee), 21st April 1891, and Royalty Theatre, 27th June 1894
Man visited in gaol, c. 1800A man is visited in gaol by a friend, c. 1800 Date: C.1800
The Paradise Caves, Siracusa, SicilyThe Paradise Caves, Siracusa, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy. Showing the Latom쥠 (ancient prisons) Date: 1900s
ENGLAND. London (19c. ). Newgate Prision. EngravingENGLAND. London (19c.). Newgate Prision. Engraving. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia)
RIGAUD, Jacques (1681 - 1754). View of the Bastille and the Porte Saint-Antoine. Engraving. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Mus饠 Carnavalet (Carnavalet Museum)
Paris, France - Petit Chatelet. Date: 1782
Paris, France - Chatelet. Date: 16th century
