Newgate Prison, London

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf prison
gptkbp:architect gptkb:George_Dance_the_Younger
gptkbp:architecturalStyle gptkb:Georgian_architecture
gptkbp:associated_with literary references
public perception of justice
the Old Bailey
the rise of the press
the public's fascination with crime
transportation of convicts
the history of transportation of convicts
Victorian era prison reform
crime and punishment history
the history of public executions
the history of public fascination with crime
the history of the Old Bailey
the_Bloody_Code
the_Bow_Street_Runners
the_history_of_crime_in_London
the_history_of_executions_in_England
the_history_of_imprisonment_in_England
the_history_of_punishment_in_England
the_history_of_the_Bloody_Code
the_history_of_the_Bow_Street_Runners
the_history_of_the_British_legal_system
the_history_of_the_British_penal_system
the_history_of_the_press_in_England
the_transportation_of_convicts_to_Australia
gptkbp:capacity approximately 1,000 inmates
gptkbp:function detention of prisoners
gptkbp:historical_significance site of public executions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Newgate Prison, London
gptkbp:is_part_of London's_penal_system
gptkbp:location gptkb:London
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:the_Gordon_Riots
gptkb:the_Great_Fire_of_London
the_execution_of_Charles_I
the_execution_of_Lady_Jane_Grey
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Jack_Sheppard
gptkb:William_Penn
gptkb:Samuel_Johnson
gptkb:Oscar_Wilde
gptkbp:opened 1902
1188
gptkbp:renovated 1902 renovation
gptkbp:replacedBy Newgate Prison (new building)
Newgate Street development
gptkbp:status demolished