A History Of London S Prisons

Author : Geoffrey Howse
Publisher : Grub Street Publishers
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781783030675

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A History of London's Prisons by Geoffrey Howse Pdf

The author of The A-Z of London Murders takes readers behind the bars of the city’s numerous jails and tells the tales of their most infamous inmates. London has had more prisons than any other British city. The City’s “gates” once contained prisons but probably the most notorious of all was Newgate, which stood for over seven hundred years. The eleventh-century Tower of London was used as a prison for a variety of high profile prisoners from Sir Thomas More to the Krays. Discover the background of a variety of historic places of incarceration such as the Clink, the King’s Bench Prison, and debtors’ prisons such as the Fleet Prison and the Marshalsea. “Lost” prisons such as the Gatehouse in Westminster, Millbank Penitentiary, Surrey County Gaol in Horsemonger Lane, the House of Detention, Coldbath Fields Prison, and Tothill Fields Bridewell Prison are also described in detail; as are more familiar jails: Holloway, Pentonville, Brixton, Wandsworth, and Wormwood Scrubs. In A History of London’s Prisons, Geoffrey Howse delves not only into the intricate web of historical facts detailing the origins of the capital’s prisons but also includes fascinating detail concerning the day-to-day life of prisoners—from the highly born to the most despicable human specimens imaginable—as well as those less fortunate individuals who found themselves through no fault of their own “in the clink,” some soon becoming clients of the hangman or executioner.

Author : Henry Mayhew,John Binny
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 742 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1862
Category : Correctional institutions
ISBN : NLS:B000364903

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The Criminal Prisons of London, and Scenes of Prison Life by Henry Mayhew,John Binny Pdf

Author : William Hepworth Dixon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1850
Category : Correctional institutions
ISBN : HARVARD:32044019056969

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The London Prisons by William Hepworth Dixon Pdf

Author : William Hepworth Dixon
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1343392101

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The London Prisons. to Which Is Added, a Description of the Chief Provincial Prisons by William Hepworth Dixon Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : William Hepworth Dixon
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1357948298

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The London Prisons by William Hepworth Dixon Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Henry Mayhew,John Binny,Benno Loewy
Publisher : Andesite Press
Page : 722 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1298633737

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The Criminal Prisons of London, and Scenes of Prison Life by Henry Mayhew,John Binny,Benno Loewy Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Roger Lee Brown
Publisher : Em Texts
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0773408002

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A History of the Fleet Prison, London the Anatomy of the Fleet by Roger Lee Brown Pdf

The Fleet Prison is noteworthy for being one of the oldest of the English prisons, and one mentioned frequently in literature. This work explores the actual workings of the privately-owned debtors' prison, examining its earliest history from medieval times; the celebrated inquiry into the administration of the prison during the 1610s; the misuse of authority by the wardens in the 1680s onward; the infamous Parliamentary inquiry in 1729, based on the parliamentary reports, trial papers, etc; to the closing by parliamentary legislation in 1842.

Author : Kevin Siena
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300245424

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Rotten Bodies by Kevin Siena Pdf

A revealing look at how the memory of the plague held the poor responsible for epidemic disease in eighteenth-century Britain Britain had no idea that it would not see another plague after the horrors of 1666, and for a century and a half the fear of epidemic disease gripped and shaped British society. Plague doctors had long asserted that the bodies of the poor were especially prone to generating and spreading contagious disease, and British doctors and laypeople alike took those warnings to heart, guiding medical ideas of class throughout the eighteenth century. Dense congregations of the poor—in workhouses, hospitals, slums, courtrooms, markets, and especially prisons—were rendered sites of immense danger in the public imagination, and the fear that small outbreaks might run wild became a profound cultural force. Extensively researched, with a wide body of evidence, this book offers a fascinating look at how class was constructed physiologically and provides a new connection between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries and the ravages of plague and cholera, respectively.

Author : Hepworth Dixon
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0282697276

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The London Prisons, with an Account of the More Distinguished, Persons Who Have Been Confined in Them by Hepworth Dixon Pdf

Excerpt from The London Prisons, With an Account of the More Distinguished, Persons Who Have Been Confined in Them: To Which Is Added a Description of Chief Provincial Prisons The latter circumstance led me also to enlarge the plan, so as to take in the Past as well as the Present -thc Political Dungeon as well as the Felon's Cell. The papers had, consequently, to be rewritten and greatly increased in length in fact, they can only be considered as the germs of the present work, two thirds of which' is entirely new. A few words will suffice as to the sources whence my information is derived. So far as regards the actual condition of the various prisons, all the state ments are made from personal knowledge and on my own responsibility. The details given in respect to their past history are nearly all gleaned from my own reading. The Tower only excepted, the London prisons have never yet found a historian a case of neglect by no means merited, considering how closely they are connected with the social and literary history of our country. Nearly all the information which is still extant lies widely scattered in plays, poems, letters, biographies, and sermons. It was not my purpose - as will be found explained elsewhere to collect these fragments; but I have not omitted to weave into my work such of them as seemed to me to possess a peculiar interest, anecdotical, social, or literary. I indulge in the hope that this volume will supply a long-felt desideratum in the literature of our domestic history. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Henry Mayhew,John Binny
Publisher : Franklin Classics Trade Press
Page : 732 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0343909111

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The Criminal Prisons of London, and Scenes of Prison Life by Henry Mayhew,John Binny Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Stephen Halliday
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2007-12-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780752495552

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Newgate by Stephen Halliday Pdf

There have been more prisons in London than in any other European city. Of these, Newgate was the largest, most notorious and worst. Built during the twelfth century, it became a legendary place - the inspiration of more poems, plays and novels than any other building in London. It was a place of cruelty and wretchedness, at various times holding Dick Turpin, Titus Oates, Daniel Defoe, Jack Sheppard and Casanova. Because prisons were privately run, any time spent in prison had to be paid for by the prisoner. Housing varied from a private cell with a cleaning woman and a visiting prostitute, to simply lying on the floor with no cover. Those who died inside - and only a quarter of prisoners survived until their execution day - had to stay in Newgate as a rotting corpse until relatives found the money for the body to be released. Stephen Halliday tells the story of Newgate's origins, the criminals it held, the punishments meted out and its rebuilding and reform. This is a compelling slice of London's social and criminal history.

Author : Caroline Jowett
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473876422

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The History of Newgate Prison by Caroline Jowett Pdf

A history of the iconic London prison, featuring insights on daily life, the evolution of prison systems, and famous inmates. As the place where prisoners, male and female, awaited trial, execution, or transportation Newgate was Britain’s most feared gaol for over 700 years. It probably best known today from the novels of Charles Dickens including Barnaby Rudge and Great Expectations. But there is much is more to Newgate than nineteenth century notoriety. In the seventeenth century it saw the exploits of legendary escaper and thief Jack Sheppard. Among its most famous inmates were author Daniel Defoe who was imprisoned there for seditious libel, playwright Ben Jonson for murder, and the Captain Kidd for piracy. This book takes you from the gaol’s 12th century beginnings to its final closure in 1904 and looks at daily life, developments in the treatment of prisoners from the use of torture to penal reform as well as major events in its history. Praise for The History of Newgate Prison “An amazing, entertaining and informative book!” —Books Monthly “This is a highly readable and accessible account, not only of the iconic institution, but also of the history of crime and punishment. It is packed full of evocative detail and is essential reading for all those interested in crime history.” —Who Do You Think You Are? magazine

Author : Henry Mayhew
Publisher : Benson Press
Page : 732 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10
Category : History
ISBN : 1447465369

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The Criminal Prisons of London by Henry Mayhew Pdf

Author : William Hepworth Dixon
Publisher : General Books
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2009-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1458901262

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The London Prisons by William Hepworth Dixon Pdf

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER IV. Bulks. Every one has heard of the hulks: most of the holiday makers from the land of Cockayne have seen the convicts at work in the arsenals and dockyards of Woolwich or Chatham. Not every one, however, is acquainted with the origin of this system of employing criminals, and we shall therefore go briefly over the principal points in the hulk- system history in this country; the more willingly, as this method will best demonstrate the absolute vices of the present arrangement of the dockyard, and prove its unfitness ? as now conducted ? for a permanent working institution. The hulks were first adopted as a temporary expedient for overcoming a temporary difficulty: they have been continued from that utter repugnance to change anything which is once established, however bad, characteristic of the official routine of our government With it, whatever is, is right Up to the middle of the last century, England had been in the habit of shipping off its crime to its American colonies, much as it has more recently done to Australia. It was an original idea, that of the transportation system?one of which our country has a right to be proud. It is thoroughly English; for, notwithstanding all the advantages which have accrued to us from it, no other nation in Europe has had the sense to follow the example which we have set . Even the United States, with all their keenness, have missed this noble bequest from the parent country; utterly forgetting how much this national institution has tended to increase our virtues at home and our glory abroad. Well, if other societies will not evade their duties to the crime and criminals engendered in their bosoms?if they will not sow their festering corruptions broadeast upon the shores of infant and innocent communities?if they wi...

Author : CHRISTOPHER. ROWE IMPEY (RAPHAEL.),Raphael Rowe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1910691429

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The House on the Hill by CHRISTOPHER. ROWE IMPEY (RAPHAEL.),Raphael Rowe Pdf

Brixton is one of the country's most notorious prisons. It is London's oldest and 2019 will mark its 200th anniversary. The House on the Hill tells the story of this remarkable institution, which popularised the dreaded treadmill, was the first women's prison, acted as London's remand jail for most of the last century and today is home to the Clink restaurant and National Prison Radio. But it also recalls the colourful lives of some of its residents - among them terrorists, mass murderers, spies, politicians and rock stars.