Dartmoor Prison mutiny, January 1932
An aerial view of Dartmoor Prison, Princetown, Devon, during a major disturbance there in January 1932. Smoke is pouring from the central part of the buildings. The prison was originally constructed in 1806-9 to hold French prisoners taken during the Napoleonic wars
Picture No
10424864
Media ID
47525782
Size
4890px x 3120px
(2.0MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Peter Higginbotham Collection
Source
Western Morning News photograph on a postcard published by Chapman & Son, Dawlish
Date
24 January 1932
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