It was established in 1188, under the reign of King Henry II. What was constructed out of a group of cells housed in London’s city walls above the ‘New Gate’ gatehouse soon became known as a place of ...

The ghostly figure of a Victorian murderess is among the spectres believed to wander the halls of the Old Bailey. Nurse ...

Aged 33, Elizabeth visited Newgate Prison, London. It was crowded and dirty ... her image was put on the old £5 note for everyone to remember her. Elizabeth Fry worked for what she believed ...