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Newgate Prison was a prison at the corner of Newgate Street and Old Bailey, just inside the City of London, England, originally at the site of Newgate, a gate in the Roman London Wall. Built in the 12th century and demolished in 1904, the prison was extended and rebuilt many times, and remained in use for over 700 years, from 1188 to 1902.
Newgate Street, today part of the A40 London to Fishguard route, is mostly located within the city wall, leading west from Cheapside to the site of the old gate, and then continuing onto Holborn Viaduct at the point where the Old Bailey thoroughfare joins to the south and Giltspur Street to the north. A notable discovery here was a Roman tile ...
In the 12th century, the Sheriff of London had been given the jurisdiction in Middlesex, as well as in the City of London. [8] Prisoners were taken in public procession from Newgate Prison in the city, via St Giles in the Fields and Oxford Street (then known as Tyburn Road).
The protest led to widespread rioting and looting, including attacks on Newgate Prison and the Bank of England [1] [2] [3] and was the most destructive in the history of London. [4] Violence started on 2 June 1780, with the looting and burning of Catholic chapels in foreign embassies.
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The Ordinary of Newgate was the Newgate Prison chaplain. He was always a clergyman of the Established Church and was appointed by the Court of Aldermen of the City of London. The Court often issued orders to better define the Ordinary's duties, due to his neglect or absence. [3] Newgate Prison, Inner Court, 18th century. Wellcome L0001330
A West View of Newgate by George Shepherd. London's demolished Newgate Prison is an example of the architecture terrible architectural style.. Architecture terrible (lit. ' Terrible architecture ') was an architectural style advocated by French architect Jacques-François Blondel in his nine-volume treatise Cours d'architecture (1771–77).
John "Jack" Sheppard (4 March 1702 – 16 November 1724), or "Honest Jack", was a notorious English thief and prison escapee of early 18th-century London.. Born into a poor family, he was apprenticed as a carpenter, but began committing theft and burglary in 1723 with little more than a year of his training to complete.