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BRIXTON PRISON, BRIXTON HILL

BRIXTON PRISON, BRIXTON HILL

View showing the entrance gate to prison which was built in 1819. Once the wall and gatehouse were completed, 25 prisoners were sent to help in the work. Three escaped in 1820 and the governor was sacked.
Details
Collection:
Image type:Lithograph
Artist:T. Allen
Ref:00832
Identifier:SP 16/826/BRI.13
Date:c.1826

#-Before 1850  #ARCHITECTURE / BUILDINGS  #BRIXTON HILL  #LAW AND ORDER  #Lithograph