Old Bailey, Newgate Prison
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Title
Old Bailey, Newgate Prison
Old Bailey, Newgate Prison
Reference
q8038692 (Collage 4915)
Date
Collection
London Metropolitan Archives: Main Print Collection
Description
View of rioters setting fire to Newgate Prison in 1780. In the frenzy a man stoops to retrieve his fallen wig in the foreground on the left. Behind him and throughout the crowd released prisoners can be seen wearing leg irons. Flags and speech bubbles make various anti Papist statements.
View of rioters setting fire to Newgate Prison in 1780. In the frenzy a man stoops to retrieve his fallen wig in the foreground on the left. Behind him and throughout the crowd released prisoners can be seen wearing leg irons. Flags and speech bubbles make various anti Papist statements.
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