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Patrick Low - Newcastle Prison, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

Newcastle Prison

A History 1828 - 1925

Av Patrick Low

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Beneaththe cover of darkness on a cold October night in 1925, the bodies of 12executed men were quietly moved from the yard of the newly-closed NewcastlePrison and reburied in All Saints Cemetery in Jesmond. This haunting eventmarked a poignant chapter in the intriguing tale of Newcastle Prison. Oncecelebrated as a cutting-edge facility designed by acclaimed architect JohnDobson, the prison opened its doors in 1828 to much fanfare. However, itquickly became infamous for its overcrowded and unsanitary conditions. By thetime it closed its doors in 1925, it was deemed a dismal failure, and today, notrace of the once-prominent structure remains. Writtenon the 100th anniversary of the closure of Newcastle Prison, this book invitesyou to explore hidden stories and rare images from the lives of thoseincarcerated, and the staff, who lived and worked within its walls. During itsyears of operation, the Prison housed thousands of men, women, and children,enduring a harsh environment marked by severe punishment. You will meet theindividuals who navigated life behind bars, find out about heartbreakingnarratives from the women’s wing, uncover the mystery of the missing executedbodies, and learn about audacious escape attempts.  Featuringremarkable stories, alongside specially commissioned and never-before-seen 3Dmodelled images of the prison, the book draws on detailed archival research andthe latest digital techniques to offer a uniqueand revealing insight into the prison's architectural and social development,vividly bringing the past to life.
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DrPatrick Low specialises in the history of execution and post-mortem punishmentin the North East of England. He is a published academic author and freelanceexpert for the BBC’s Murder, Mystery and My Family and a web designer.In 2022 he developed, with Dr Shane McCorristine, an online history ofNewcastle Gaol. DrShane McCorristine is Reader in Cultural History at Newcastle Universityspecialising in the history of crime, exploration, and the supernatural. He isa Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and his books include WilliamCorder and the Red Barn Murder: Journeys of the Criminal Body (2014) and TheSpectral Arctic: A History of Dreams and Ghosts in Polar Exploration (2018). DrHelen Rutherford is an Associate Professor in the Law School at NorthumbriaUniversity. She is a qualified solicitor. Her historical research interestsinclude the nineteenth century coroner and crime, trials, and punishment - witha North East England focus. She is the editor (with Clare Sandford-Couch andPatrick Low) of Execution Culture in Nineteenth Century Britain-From PublicSpectacle to Hidden Ritual (2020). DrClare Sandford-Couch is an Associate Lecturer in the Law School at LeedsBeckett University. A solicitor and a legal academic for over 20 years, Clarehas published on legal history and visual culture, and criminal legal historiesin North East England in the nineteenth century. She is currently researchingpolicing and detection in nineteenth century Newcastle.

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