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Newgate Prison

Old Bailey, City of London

London's most notorious prison, and the man who escaped it four times.

Newgate was London's main prison for over 700 years. Conditions were terrible, with disease rife.

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When
1188–1902
Where
51.5155, -0.1018
Group
Gibbets & executions

Visiting

The Old Bailey public galleries are open when courts sit. St Sepulchre's church nearby has the execution bell.

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