'C' Wing of Holloway Prison viewed from the north
- Date:
- Aug 1970
- Location:
- Hmp Holloway, Parkhurst Road, Islington, Greater London Authority, N7
- Reference:
- BB70/10139
- Type:
- Photograph (Negative)
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From 1902 the prison was used exclusively for women and many of the suffragettes, including Emmeline Pankhurst, were held here. The rebuiding of Holloway Prison began in 1970 and the new prison opened in 1977.
This is part of the Collection: NMR07 NMR Accessioned Negatives - Catalogued
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Victorian Prison, Crime And Punishment
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