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Giltspur Street Compter, City of London

The Giltspur Street Compter, or small prison, designed by English architect and surveyor George Dance the Younger, mainly used to hold debtors. It was situated in Giltspur Street, Smithfield, close to Newgate, in the City of London, between 1791 and 1853

Picture No
13129800
Media ID
45376943
Size
5315px x 3923px (8.1MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Peter & Dawn Cope Collection
Source
Engraving
Date
1840

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1791 1853 Debt Debtors Mainly Newgate Situated Smithfield Surveyor


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