Borstal Institution, Portland, Dorset
The Borstal Institution at Portland, Dorset, was originally opened in 1848 as a public works prison for convicts. In 1921, it was converted to a borstal - a youth prison for those aged 16 to 21
Picture No
10418759
Media ID
47548721
Size
4835px x 3065px
(3.3MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Peter Higginbotham Collection
Source
Unattributed photograph on a postcard published by Valentine's
Date
circa 1924
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