Quarries, Portland Prison, Dorset
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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 officers watch over them. The stone is taken away on railway wagons
Media ID 4470973
© Mary Evans / Peter Higginbotham Collection
1840s 1848 Conditions Convicts Crime Cutting Dorset Employed Gaol Groups Guards Hard Jail L Aw Labour Portland Prison Punishment Quarries Quarry Supervise Supervision Wagons Watch Watching
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