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London’s Most Notorious Prisons
London’s Most Notorious Prisons
London has had many prisons, the most famous of which is the Tower of London.
Victorian London was renowned for its prisons and places of correction – Dickens vividly portrayed the harsh conditions and inhuman treatment of prisoners.
While there are no more Victorian buildings, it is possible to visit the sites where they once stood, which will also take you to London's fascinating areas.
Tower of London
Tower of London
The Tower of London is the most popular tourist attraction in London and one of the greatest examples of Norman architecture anywhere in the world.
William I started it around 1066. It was deliberately built just outside the City boundary as a warning to potential troublemakers. It was then extended by various monarchs till Edward I, and has been a palace, prison, menagerie, place of execution and fortress for the crown jewels.
Famous occupants have included Sir Francis Drake, Anne Boleyn (executed by the sword), Sir Walter Raleigh and Rudolph Hess during the second world war.
Nearest underground station: Tower Hill
Newgate Prison
Newgate Prison
Newgate prison, for seven hundred years, was at the corner of Newgate Street and Old Bailey.
The prison has been demolished and restored several times in its history, including during London’s Great Fire and prison riots.
In 1783 it was the largest prison in London, and the gallows of the city were moved from Tyburn to Newgate Street.
Public executions ended in 1868 and carried inside the prison instead.
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