Newgate

London's Prototype of Hell

By: Stephen Halliday

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Paperback | 31 December 2007

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There have been more prisons in London than in any other
European city. Of these, Newgate was the largest, most
notorious and worst. Built during the twelfth century, it
became a legendary place - the inspiration of more poems,
plays and novels than any other building in London. It
was a place of cruelty and wretchedness, at various times
holding Dick Turpin, Titus Oates, Daniel Defoe, Jack
Sheppard and Casanova. Because prisons were privately
run, any time spent in prison had to be paid for by the
prisoner. Housing varied from a private cell with a
cleaning woman and a visiting prostitute, to simply lying
on the floor with no cover. Those who died inside - and
only a quarter of prisoners survived until their
execution day - had to stay in Newgate as a rotting
corpse until relatives found the money for the body to be
released. Stephen Halliday tells the story of Newgate's
origins, the criminals it held, the punishments meted out
and its rebuilding and reform. This is a compelling slice
of London's social and criminal history.

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