Tuesday, 28 April 2009

Bridewell

Bridewell Palace, London, UK, was a royal palace, then a home for the poor, a house of punishment, prison, hospital and ‘house of occupation’ over its 350 years of use. Its name became synonymous with correctional institutions and there are Bridewell prisons throughout Great Britain and Ireland as well as further afield.

See http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A49292760

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