Mr Corbitt Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 I am preparing an adventure set in London during the Gaslight Era. I would like to insert an escape from a prison in or near London but I cannot find useful material online (how prisons worked, some maps, etc). Can someone help me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike M Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 http://www.londonforfree.net/places/historic-prisons/ https://www.bl.uk/victorian-britain/articles/victorian-prisons-and-punishments https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newgate_Prison http://www.victorianlondon.org/prisons/pentonvilleprison.htm http://www.avictorian.com/criminal_london.html That enough to get you going? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Corbitt Posted November 23, 2016 Author Share Posted November 23, 2016 Thanks, that should be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umpherous Vermillion Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 If you want to create something historical-fictional, then set it in Betham's Panopticon (planned but not made in England): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panopticon It's a creepy idea but made with Utilitarian intentions. Would fit with Victorian theme nicely. Bentham's work helped inspire Robert Peel's first police force (Robert=Bob=Bobbies). And has an Orwellian vibe, ala the sociologist Michel Foucault https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panopticism: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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