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Newgate Prison Wall, London


  • Address: Amen Court EC4
  • Vicinity: Warwick Ln, T: St Paul's
  • Type: Wall
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Structure

Newgate Prison Wall is a small remaining portion of the infamous Newgate Prison in London, England. The structure is visible through the gateway at No 8A Amen Court, just north of Amen Lodge on Warwick Lane. Commissioned in the 12th century by Henry II, Newgate Prison became one of the most notorious jails in London, operating for more than seven centuries until its closure in 1902; long associated with overcrowding, disease, and public executions, the prison was later demolished, leaving only a section of wall on Amen Court. A door from the prison survives in the collection at the Museum of London, and the Newgate Execution Bell is now housed at the Church of St Sepulchre. - AsNotedIn


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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1840/07/06 Charles Dickens Witness Henry Burnett, Charles Dickens, Fred Dickens and Daniel MacLise arrive outside of Newgate prison (razed) in anticipation of the hanging of Francois Courvoisier. Murder of Lord William Russell
1840/07/06 Richard Monckton Milnes Witness Richard M Milnes and William M Thackeray arrive at the gallows: "There it stands, black and ready, jutting out from a little door in the prison." - WMT Murder of Lord William Russell
1840/07/06 In less than 2 minutes, Francois Courvoisier dies by hanging outside Newgate Prison (razed). The surrounding roads from Giltspur Street to Ludgate Hill are jammed with c 40,000 people. London's population is less than 2 million. Murder of Lord William Russell

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St Sepulchre-without-Newgate
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Particulars for Newgate Prison Wall, London:
Disposition Architectural Remnant
Criminal Justice Correctional Facility
Crime Criminal Justice System
Justice System Debtors' Prison
Criminal Justice Prison
Area of Significance Social History
Sight Category Structure
Area of Significance True Crime
Structure Type Wall



Creative Works »

WorkTypeAsNotedInCreatorNote
A True Story of the Tragedy of 'Flowery Land' (true tale) True Tale Arthur Conan Doyle The sentence of the law was carried out in front of Newgate upon the 22nd of February. Five ropes jerked convulsively for an instant, and the tragedy of the Flowery Land had reached its fitting consummation.

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