Pictures Dated 16th October 2007

Serjeants at Law/Glass

Sergeants at law. During medieval times, these were members of a superior order of barristers from which, until 1873, the Common Law judges were always chosen.

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Costume/Photo by Merrick

Woman: polonaise with pagoda sleeves, coils of false hair & a tiny hat tilted forwards. Man: light coloured trousers & waistcoat, striped cravat, short jacket with bound edges.

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Tothill Fields Prison

Bridewell Prison also called Tothill Fields as it stood in an area of Westminster of the same name. It housed women and boys under 17. The boys given their dinner. Date: 1862

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