Interior of cell block at Portland Prison, Dorset
Interior of a new wing at Portland, Dorset showing cell doors, iron stairways and corridors. Wire netting was placed between balconies to prevent inmates falling to the ground. The prison opened in 1848 as a public works prison for convicts who were employed in quarries in the area
Picture No
10472803
Media ID
47528845
Size
5000px x 3226px
(2.0MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Peter Higginbotham Collection
Source
Unattributed photograph on a postcard
Date
circa early 20th century
