A view of Belle Vue prison in West Gorton

Date:: circa 1855

Location:: Belle Vue Prison, Hyde Road, Belle Vue, Manchester, Manchester

Reference:: OP12960

Type:: Photograph (Postcard - Photographic)

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Description

The reverse of the postcard features correspondence recounting the prison prior to its demolition.

Archival History

This photograph was withdrawn from the open Red Box Collection for conservation reasons during the 2011-12 Red Box Project.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/28 Early Photographic Print Collection: Greater Manchester; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Victorian Prison