Inside Newgate Prison A Rare Glimpse Of London's Hell On Earth.

[@Shadooe]

The "Wish you were here" remark warrants a like. Cheers.

[@davesmith7432]

I grew up in the shadow of Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, Pa. It was inspired by Victorian prisons like Newgate. I’ve visited it and it’s just as cold, quiet and foreboding as it was back when it was an active prison. Thanks for the cool history Rich!

[@JackTheRipperTours]

My pleasure. And, thanks for the info.

[@Rollin_L]

I've toured two former prisons, Alcatraz and Kilmainham Gaol, as well as some parts of San Quentin which is very much still in service. Fascinating to learn so much about Newgate, and my thanks for another fascinating history lesson, Mr. Jones!

[@StarWarsJay]

I (how do I say this delicately) had a little “holiday” in HMP Brixton as a younger man. If you got to see the doctor, you’d be taken to the hospital wing. In the main waiting area, the main clock from Newgate hung on the wall. A brass plaque under it read how it was salvaged when Newgate was demolished. Grim looking thing.

[@xenia367]

The narrator’s voice is such a change from AI. Very interesting presentation . Thank you.❤❤❤

[@michaelbeams9553]

A glimpse of a " gentler " time . Well done . Thank You .

[@BenLujan-r5q]

Thank you for this newest vid, Mr. Jones!

[@GG-jw8pt]

That was ‘criminal’ tearing down that building! Would off made a great tourist attraction!

[@matthewjames206]

Insightful and enjoyable as always 🍻

[@johnwahannah2385]

The first street in Antigua Westindies when you get off your cruise ship is Newgate street. Actually, you went up Nelson ally first. Little Nel as he was known, would turn right and go up to the cathedral, convicts turned left to Newgate prison.

[@dermotkelly6946]

I like this one , will watch tonight, thank you Richard 👍

[@filmbuff2777]

Interesting. Thanks for sharing.

[@wattyler2994]

Did they reuse any of the stone work for building the Old Bailey? The reason I ask is because the lower courses of its wall have a vague resemblance to those of Newgate....

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Yes, they incorporated some of the old stone into the new building.

[@kerethmakura4502]

I feel rather nostalgic about this.

[@steveafanador6441]

This is awesome to learn about 👍👍😀😀

[@philliposborn808]

Thank you Richard, that was most fascinating story about Newgate. One of my questions you already answered to a poster here about what they used the granite blocks for afterwards. Is it correct Richard, that i remember when the original London Dungeons opened in Tooley Street, they had a wooden door from Newgate Prison, i just wondered if you were aware? I used to live near Archway in Holloway and there is the Whittington Hospital and plenty of stuff about Dick Whittington especially at Highgate Hill. Thanks again Richard, so much yet to still learn. 😊

[@JackTheRipperTours]

I think they might have done, although to be honest I am not certain. I know The London Museum had one of the cells, and the whipping block. I also forgot to include the fact that one of the doors ended up as the door to a Scottish castle!

[@philliposborn808]

Amazing info about the Scottish Castle having one of the doors, cheers! And also thanks for the info about the London Museum, What really surprises me Richard, that as you stated Newgate was also a debtors prison, and I believe unless someone came along and paid your Debt, there wasn't much chance of getting out. Just think about it now though Richard as we are a society that most of us are in some form of debt, most of us would be in Newgate now! 😅

[@ruiseartalcorn]

Great stuff! :)

[@jason22spurs]

That’s what a prison should be !!!

[@elizabethabraybant7282]

Other than murder what else was a hanging offense?

[@Ater_Draco]

It depends on the era, as the number of capital crimes were slowly reduced in the 1800s. Treason, arson, pickpocketing, cutting down trees, stealing horses, stealing livestock, grand larceny, gay s'x, wearing a disguise whilst committing a crime, poaching, shoplifting, forgery and counterfeiting (before 1832), espionage, piracy, r'pe. Prior to 1861, 220 crimes were eligible for capital punishment

[@tremorsfan]

Jack the Ripper might have been a prisoner at Newgate.

[@davidmoser3535]

I was ther 90-ot8. It was cold and grim

[@swansong5263]

The good ole days? I don’t think so!

[@blrenx]

Michel Berrett was the last to be executed outside newgate prison? I hope it was for writing , The Diary of Jack the Ripper... lol

[@JackTheRipperTours]

If only!

[@blrenx]

@@JackTheRipperTours LMAO....

[@greatlambrini8722]

It looks like the majority of Victorian prisons.

[@smorgasbroad1132]

No prison is or ever was "hell on earth"- judging by their large populations. A place such as Newgate, and countless others should be empty, as a result of the sheer fear of being an inmate. And yet they're full. I don't get it, but offer no sympathy for the past or presently.

[@Ken_Scaletta]

You are a sociopath.

[@MrBrutal33]

You need to read more...over half of the population of prisons in the 17th and 18th century were there over trivial debts. Added to this was the Bloody Code which punished trivial offences with harsh sentences or death.