Newgate

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:prison
gptkbp:architect gptkb:George_Dance_the_Younger
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:historical_texts
gptkb:debtors'_prison
historical tours
criminal justice reform
public executions
prison architecture
famous trials
transportation of convicts
famous escapes
19th-century crime
London's criminal underworld
hanging judge
prison reformers
public executions of women
transportation of convicts to America
transportation to Australia
gptkbp:closed 1902
gptkbp:cultural_references gptkb:The_Newgate_Calendar
Dickens' works
gptkbp:defeated 1904
gptkbp:function holding prisoners
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:Victorian_England
Medieval England
gptkbp:historical_significance site of executions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Newgate
gptkbp:is_visited_by gptkb:Charles_Dickens
gptkbp:location gptkb:London
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Great_Fire_of_London
Reform movements
Prison riots
gptkbp:notable_inmate gptkb:Jack_Sheppard
gptkb:Elizabeth_Fry
gptkb:Samuel_Johnson
gptkb:Oscar_Wilde
gptkb:William_Wallace
gptkbp:opened 1188
gptkbp:part_of Old Bailey court system
gptkbp:renowned_for hanging of criminals
gptkbp:replaced_by Newgate Prison (new building)
gptkbp:type historical prison
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_London_Wall
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5