It was established in 1188, under the reign of King Henry II. What was constructed out of a group of cells housed in London’s city walls above the ‘New Gate’ gatehouse soon became known as a place of ...

Public domain image. Müller was sentenced to death by hanging. He would be executed in public outside Newgate Prison, Old Bailey. According to a press report, the crowd 'filled all the streets in ...

She and was outraged at the conditions faced by female prisoners in London’s Newgate Prison. Fry saw hundreds of women imprisoned together in wards. Convicted criminals were mixed with those ...