the Marshalsea prison

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:prison
gptkbp:architectural_style gptkb:Georgian_architecture
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:the_Industrial_Revolution
gptkb:literary_criticism
poverty
social reform movements
the history of social justice movements
the history of incarceration
debtors' rights advocacy
the Poor Law
the history of debtors' prisons
the rise of novel writing
gptkbp:capacity varied over time
gptkbp:closed 1863
gptkbp:defeated 1902
gptkbp:famous_for depictions in literature
gptkbp:featured_in gptkb:The_Pickwick_Papers
gptkbp:function detention of debtors
gptkbp:historical_context economic hardship in England
gptkbp:historical_event debtor's prison reform
gptkbp:historical_figures gptkb:Henry_Fielding
gptkb:William_Hogarth
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:Victorian_era
gptkbp:historical_significance influenced literature
a case study in penal reform.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Marshalsea prison
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:David_Copperfield
social commentary
gptkbp:is_a_site_of historical tours
gptkbp:is_visited_by Charles Dickens as a child
gptkbp:known_as a symbol of social injustice
gptkbp:known_for harsh conditions
its architectural features
its role in the penal system
its depiction in films
its impact on public perception of prisons
gptkbp:legacy cultural references in media
gptkbp:location gptkb:Southwark,_London
gptkbp:notable_inmate gptkb:Charles_Dickens
gptkb:John_Bunyan
gptkbp:opened 14th century
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:19th_century
gptkbp:operates_under various legal systems
gptkbp:part_of historical prison system in England
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:House
gptkbp:type debtor's prison
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Little_Dorrit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5